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5 August

On August 5, 1963, the Treaty banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Underwater, often abbreviated as the Partial Test Ban Treaty, was signed between the Soviet Union, the United States, and Great Britain. …

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Peter Carl Faberge

Peter Carl Faberge was a world famous master jeweler and head of the ‘House of Faberge’ in Imperial Russia in the waning days of the Russian Empire.

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Classic GAZ car showClassic GAZ car show

Night-time exhibition and concert in Moscow MetroNight-time exhibition and concert in Moscow Metro

Back to the USSRBack to the USSR

Pushchino Radioastronomical ObservatoryPushchino Radioastronomical Observatory

“Miniature” Moscow from the top of 200-meter Federation Tower“Miniature” Moscow from the top of 200-meter Federation Tower

Mysterious charm of the North CaucasusMysterious charm of the North Caucasus

Gagarin UndergroundGagarin Underground

Abandoned naval heroAbandoned naval hero

Knight fight: medieval sport for modern heroesKnight fight: medieval sport for modern heroes

The Yury Gagarin Russian State Science Research Cosmonauts Training Center (Star City)The Yury Gagarin Russian State Science Research Cosmonauts Training Center (Star City)

Museum of Soviet gaming machinesMuseum of Soviet gaming machines

Undiscovered ChernobylUndiscovered Chernobyl

Maslenitsa festivities in Istra valleyMaslenitsa festivities in Istra valley

Moscow Ski TrackMoscow Ski Track

Mikhail Kalashnikov museumMikhail Kalashnikov museum