Weird and Wonderful, Only in Russia
View from a luxury Moscow penthouse. Photo from russos
Beware of a blog called English Russia, you’ll be sucked in and never get out. I got lost amidst their architecture tags, and just had to share a selection of their entries on the weird and wonderful structures of Russia. As they say…”Only in Russia!” Enjoy!
What looks like a still from a Star Wars Attack of the Clones city is actually a photograph from a Russian skyscraper in Cloudy Weather.
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A map depicting the locations of the Seven Sisters Project in Moscow, one of most ambitious projects that took place between 1947 and 1953 on the orders of Jozef Stalin with the aim of rivaling seven U.S. skyscrapers.
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A busted waterpipe isn’t all bad news. It can give a building a much-needed shower.
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The story of the Kremlin in pictures.
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A Russian jet attached to a building. No further comments.
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Remants of a seemingly floating Soviet grainery near Odessa. It’s real, alright.
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Photographs of Moscow contrasts.
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Apparently, this is how some Russian technicians install air conditioning units. Brave soul.
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It’s not an oversized Spaceinvaders grafitti, it’s not QR code-building…it’s a gigantic crossword puzzle!
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This one is a bar-code building, by contemporary architects Vitruvius and Sons.
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Stunning photographs of Russian structures by Alexander Petrosian
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Thirsty for more? We told ya!
these are great! loving the crossword puzzle building!
what a unique place, hope to visit one day!
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THESE ARE GREAT. EPIC PICTURES. Now i want to visit Russia. ;)
The first photo and the crossword and barcode buildings–wow. Great. Also reminds me of Blade Runner! :)
That poor guy with the airconditioning unit. I hope someone catches him when he falls. When, not if.
what a great country !!!! really I want to visit it,especially Moscow contrasts , it reflects the great heritage of Russia:)
Crazy shit. I’ve spent months in Russia and never came across any of these buildings, or noticed such huge contrasts.
But then again, I dont make it to Penthouses to often either.
Its great all condensed into a post!
Great pictures! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks a lot for this. I love Russian architecture.
thx for so many great comments on this post!! hope everyone checked the links after each photo for more images of each (at the English Russia website…way cool!)
LOVE the contrast. great post :)
the plane-through-building picture is priceless. almost dreamy, i so want more!
Wow! I could probably browse through these all day. I want more! Love the last picture in black and white, and of course, the crossword puzzle. Thanks !
That’s so cool! I love the bar code building!
hahaa awesome
houston, we got a problem, lol..
cool pics..
Cool beans!
oh neat! i particularly like the floating grain silos!
“soviet grainery” great pic. so unbelieveable, still used??
loooove the bar code building!
REALLY AWESOME……………..
HAVE you another pic?
Спасибо!!
Fascinating pix and your title describes many of the women who I have met from this great land as well, LOL
Whoa! Amazing pics! That “Star Wars” pic is so beautiful!
Wow. It’s cool.. learnt something. :)
looks great ;)) .. some pictures are funny :))
Fantasmagorical! Superb pictures. For those of us who may never visit Russia, these pictures help to give an insight into this vast country. Thanks.
Love the UPC building and the shot of the city that looks like the battle over Courasant! Thanks – great stuff!
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