Now, that's quite impressive.

 

Has a definite Russian feel, and it was in a box of other Russian slides.

It was marked as "The Exhibition of the achievements of the USSR National Economy, A Space Rocket" ....so, yeah.

Yes, it's a Vostok and yep...still there

Bonus - Footage from Expo67, Canadian Museum of History

Meanwhile in Moscow...

 

I'm sure you'll recognise Moscow University, and I'm certain that you're already thinking - "What a hideously tedious picture."

And you'd be right. So, In an effort to add some interest, I've imagines what it would look like if Vlad Putin explodes due to touching anti-matter.

You're welcome.

Bonus -     

‘Oh my God’: live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world-first discovery

Russia in desperate search for weapons for Ukraine Invasion

 

No, I know that joking about war is probably bad taste, but ... you know.... Putin is a twIt, and deserves to be ridiculed.

This is actually from a rather tedious set of slides from someone's visit to Russia in 1985.

And this is the Tsar Cannon

Bonus - Shingō village is the location of what is purported to be the resting place of Jesus, the “Tomb of Christ.” — Jesus Christ did not die on the cross at Golgotha. Instead, a man alleged to be his brother, Isukiri, took his place on the cross, while Jesus escaped across Siberia to Mutsu Province, in northern Japan. Once in Japan, Jesus changed his name to Torai Tora Daitenku and became a garlic farmer. In Japan, Jesus allegedly married a woman named Miyuko, with whom he fathered three children, all daughters. After his death at an age exceeding 100, Jesus was said to have been interred into one of two grave mounds in the village.

The Moscow Institute of Something

My Russian colleagues have left today, and ...frankly... I'm quite happy and slightly disappointed that they have left.

So, in their honour, another slide from teh Russia 1985 selection.

No information, but that aircraft T-Shaped tail-plane makes me think it may be aviation related.

Bonus - Nice !

Where in the world?

In honour of my Russian visitors, I offer this image of a postcard from....guess.

However, I'm having a ****ing awful day, so no bonus / discussion.