“Lenin Lived, Lenin Lives, Lenin Will Live”: Lenin Statues 100 Years After Russian Revolution
Uglich, 200 kilometers (124 miles) north-east of Moscow, Russia
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His party’s power is long gone, his ideas mostly discredited – but Vladimir Lenin’s visage remains a fixture in much of the former Soviet Union. The thousands of statues of him spread across the vast region bring to mind poet Vladimir Mayakovsky’s ringing line of devotion: “Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live”.
The past tense applies to many of the statues. They were torn down and pulverized by angry mobs, as happened in Kiev during the wave of protests in 2013-14, or methodically demounted by local authorities. Continue reading »
This ‘Swim Reaper’ Instagram Account Is Absolute Gold
We all follow at least one person on Instagram who seems to spend their entire life on the beach, but you probably aren’t following ‘The Swim Reaper’ yet. He’s basically the Grim Reaper’s beach-loving cousin who can always be found snapping lit summer pics and waiting for dimwitted swimmers to make fatal mistakes in the water. It may sound morbid, but it’s meant to send a pretty important message. Continue reading »
What Happens When Carpets Leave Apartments
Russian people love carpets. Especially in Soviet Union there was an obsession with carpets, practically every apartment had one, not always on the floor, often hanging on the wall as decoration as well. But not always they keep carpets inside. Here are examples of use of carpets outside. Continue reading »
Meet “Birrabus” – A Former School Bus Transformed Into A Beer Truck!
Here is the Birrabus, a former school bus turned into a beer bar! Equipped with 17 beer drafters, this amazing food truck travels through Europe to make you discover the richness of Italian craft beers. Continue reading »
The Prosecco Van Is The Food Truck For The Happy City
UK-based Bubble Bros aims to make those special moments even more special. Introducing the Prosecco Van. Continue reading »
You May Chill In This Sunken 200 Year-Old Swedish Cabin Hidden Deep In A Forest
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In the early 1800s a man named Little Jon lived in this so called earth cabin (swe. ‘backstuga’) located in southern Småland, Sweden. Continue reading »
‘The World’s Most Remote Pop-Up Shop’ Handed Out Gear 300 Feet Up A Sheer Cliff
Climbers on the iconic Bastille in Eldorado Canyon deal with heavy winds, pouring rain and temperatures that can rise and fall by as much as 40 degrees in August. As prepped as they might be, they could likely use an extra layer or two on their way to the top of this picturesque mountain outside Boulder, Colorado. Continue reading »
Be The Envy Of Baggage Claim With This Hilarious Custom Selfie Cover
You’ve tied on a little piece of coloured ribbon and you’ve spent a load of money on that mad clingfilm machine… only to discover that everyone else has done exactly the same thing. Continue reading »
A 100+ Year Old Tree Growing Inside A Church In Greece
This amazing church is located at Samarina, Greece, built in 1812. It is devoted to Virgin Mary and every year on the 15th of August a great celebration takes place in the village gathering visitors from all over the country. Continue reading »
The Solo Honeymoon: Woman’s Sad Photos After Husband Denied Visa
When newlywed Huma Mobin shared her honeymoon photos, they were missing someone: her husband Arsalaan Sever Bhatt. The couple was planning to visit Greece, but Arsalaan’s visa wasn’t ready in time. Rather than let the prepaid tickets go to waste, he encouraged her to go alone… Continue reading »
Scenic Aerial View Of Terraced Fields In Guizhou, A Mountainous Province In Southwest China
A series of aerial images of Guizhou in southwest China has recently been released. The beautiful landscape of terraced fields resembles fingerprints. The stunning photos were clicked over Yueliang Mountain rice terraces, located in Qian Autonomous Prefecture of Miao and Dong, southeastern Guizhou. Continue reading »
Dive In And Join The Chaos – If You Can Find Any Water Left In These Crowded Swimming Pools
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Extraordinary pictures show thousands of holidaymakers with rubber rings packed into water parks to cool off in China’s deadly 50C heatwave. Hundreds of swimmers bobbing in colourful rubber rings compete for space in chaotic scenes at a pool in Nanchang City in east China’s Jiangxi province. Continue reading »
This Royal Navy Sea King Helicopter Transformed Into Glamping Pod
A retired helicopter, which was bought at an Ministry of Defence auction, has been transformed into a glamping pod. The 17m (56ft) Royal Navy Sea King was bought by Stirling farmer Martyn Steedman for £7,000 ($9,000). Continue reading »
Abandoned Sharing-Bikes Create ‘Graveyards’ In China
Approximately 23,000 ride-share bicycles have been rounded up and hauled to 16 temporary parking lots by urban management authorities in East China’s Hangzhou city. Bicycles are taken away due to disorderly parking reported by locals. Bicycle-sharing companies are reluctant to claim them, fearing a fine. Continue reading »
“Life Is Too Short To Be Unhappy”: Dublin Student Beat Depression By Befriending Sharks, Stingrays And Pigs In The Bahamas
Awesome underwater pictures show the 23-year-old diver cosying up to a range of animals including turtles, stingray and sharks. The sunny selfies were taken in the Bahamas by Stuart’s Cove dive instructor and native of the island, Amelia Klonaris – who beat depression by embracing her incredible beach paradise lifestyle. Continue reading »
Highways On The Runway? New Dress Designs Show Infrastructure’s Chic Side
Imagine walking the runway wearing a highway. That’s the idea behind new dress designs by the Sichuan Department of Communications, which recently posted these photos on WeChat. These photos show paper cut-outs of dresses with prints of highways in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Continue reading »
Brazilian Expats Launch Project That Is Going To Change The Face Of Tourism In Berlin
In addition to observing the German city from a totally different and unique point of view, people soon will be able to show the world their hometowns through this new look.
Nicole Plauto and Ligia Fascioni have joined their talents and expertise to found wesen.berlin, a company that will offer a very different way of bringing home a souvenir from the German capital. The project brings together storytelling, illustration, photography, culture, social media, tourism and history, as well as appreciation and respect for diversity. Continue reading »
The Queen Of The Night, A Very Special Kind Of Orchid Cactus, Blooms Again At The St. Petersburg Botanical Garden
You have to stay up late to enjoy the opening of this extraordinary cactus, which is shaped like a majestic waterlily. If you are an early riser and usually early to bed – this plant is not for you! The queen of the night cactus flowers between dusk and dawn – for us she is the highlight of the party season.
A “Queen of the Night” cactus is in bloom at the St. Petersburg Botanical Garden, Russia. It is a night-flowering cactus that blooms with a great sense of drama. It blooms once a year for several hours only. The plant puts all of its reproductive energy into a single brief fling. It’s quite an extraordinary performance. Continue reading »
A Walk In Nanjing’s ‘Love Tunnel’
A stretch of railway track in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing has become an unlikely venue for wedding photos and young couples’ strolls thanks to its romantic location in a natural tunnel formed by trees. Continue reading »
This Residential Complex Is Fully Submerged In Natural Sea Of Green
Eager for greener surroundings? This might be the place for you. Continue reading »
The Oddest Subway Station In China
Chinese netizens have dubbed Caojiawan subway station on Line 6 of the Chongqing Metro as the “oddest station.”
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This Small Village In Indonesia Is Literally Made Out Of Rainbows
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Kampung Pelangi, which literally translates to Rainbow Village, has to be one of the most colourful villages in the world, let alone in Indonesia. The village, which is home to 232 houses, is splashed in a series of bright colours and decorated with murals. Kampung Pelangi was recently given a government-funded makeover in a bid to make it more tourist-friendly — and it looks like it’s working. Continue reading »
The Mudmen Of The Western Highlands – The Terrifying Tribe From A Remote Part Of Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea is a land of Wig-Schools, Wig-Teachers and WigMen, impenetrable rain-forests, sweet potatoes and pigs. A land of the Cus-Cus, the Cassowary and thirty-eight species of Birds of Paradise. A land without sheep, goats, cows or milk. Continue reading »
Spiderman Wanders Through The Skies Of Bogota, Colombia
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The capital of Colombia now has an additional attraction- a flying Spiderman over its bridges. Jahn Freddy Duque is earning nearly $10 an hour, performing stunts on Bogota’s bridges, much to the delight of passersby and drivers. Continue reading »
Tons Of Juice Flooded The Streets Of Russian Cities
On Tuesday at the enterprise JSC “EKZ Lebedyansky” (owned by PepsiCo) collapsed roof of the warehouse on an area of 300 square meters, reports citing. Continue reading »
