Yak-24 (“Horse” according to the NATO classification) is a twin engine, tandem rotor transport helicopter developed in the USSR. Inside this post you may see detailed pictures of its exterior.
After the war America was the major enemy of the USSR and the Arctic was the place through which ran the shortest way from America to Russia for submarines, planes and cruise missiles. Strategists of that time were preparing for the third world war and the Arctic could become the main battle-ground of that war. That’s why this place has many interesting objects which for the most part are abandoned today.
This unique technology of curring fish leather belongs to the master from Ingushetia – Akhmed Shadiev. His products are popular in Canada, China, Chile, all over Europe.
The range of goods is rich, they are made from leather of different fish: trout, salmon, carp, sturgeon, lumpfish, starlet…
We are about to visit the shop where they make executive class cars, and we are going to do it illegally. It’s one of the shops of the factory named after I. A. Likhachev. In some areas it looks abandoned nevertheless it still works and remains under guard.
This shop was built in the 30s, probably during the second reconstruction of the factory.
There was time when even authorities were not allowed to enter the shop freely. They were required to have a special pass from KGB.
The first executive class car made by the factory was ZIS-101 ( 1936 – 1941 г.). In general they produced 8752 cars.
A helicopter Ka-52 “Alligator” crashed in Zhulebino, Moscow, just yesterday. Watch the videos inside the post. It is already known that two persons suffered in the accident.
An-70 is a medium range cargo plane (military and transport one) of the new generation designed by the aviation technological complex “Antonov”. The plane is intended to replace technically and morally obsolete An-12. The first flight was performed by An-70 in 1994.
This is a very interesting historic material. This album that glorifies Soviet power and the politics of Stalin was published in 1947, two years after the war. The pictures illustrate life of Soviet children from the moment their birth. They are all happy and smiling. Of course! They were born in the country of wonderful communist future!
Some more wonderful images of the erupting Tolbachik volcano in Kamchatka.
The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics in Moscow is quite an interesiting place. Even if you have never been to the Russian capital and do not plan to go there in the nearest future you may visit the place inside the post.
Belka and Strelka – the first animals that flew into space and came back unscathed in 1960.
Soviet artificial satellite. The first one was launched in the USSR in October 4th, 1957.
We are back in the Monino museum, this time to observe all the beauty of the high speed bomber ANT-40. Like other high speed bombers it does not have engines. Maximum bomb capacity – up to 1600 kg, combat radius – 600 km. Max. speed – 419 km/h. The plane had been produced since 1938.
