Russian Tu-154M jet with 72 passengers aboard and the flight crew made an emergency landing at an abandoned military airfield. The airplane lost radio signal, its electrical system malfunctioned and power failed. The speed was quite high, but the flight crew spotted the unmarked airfield and was able to land safely. The runway was only 1,300 meters long and the jet overran it carving its way through the woods. It’s a miracle that no one was hurt! Pilots did a great job and deserve a big respect.
The capital of Russia is chocking in intense smog. It was caused by wildfires uncommon for Moscow region, as this summer is too hot. Carbon monoxide and toxic levels 6 times exceed the maximum allowed numbers. All these substances have invaded the city air making Russians wear masks and limit their outside walks.
This is how Moscow looks from a bird’s eye view. The capital of Russia seems to be overcrowded. There are too many buildings and cars here. But I would still like to fly over this city one day.

Armored troop carriers made in Russia are well-known all over the world. These machines are made on the Arzamaz Machine-Building Plant in Nizhny Novgorod region. Inside this post you can take a virtual tour of the plant facilities. As for me, it's rather interesting.

This must be the world’s biggest penis and it is also a funny prank which was made in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is 213 feet high by 88 feet wide and guess what, it can even upraise :)))

This is how the car looked before the accident.

The road you’ll see in the pictures lies between two Russian Northern cities: Ukhta and Naryan-Mar. And there’s a single road between these two cities. It can’t even be called a "road", it’s a joke. But truck drivers don’t have another choice.
The funny thing is that Ukhta is an important industrial city with plenty oil wells and as we know, oil=money. What’s funny is that oil companies are too greedy to give money to build a good road, plus it’s in their interests…
Now let’s look at this infamous road.

On May 28, is celebrated an official Russian holiday: the Day of the Border Guards.
Both former border guards and active service celebrate it across the country. In Moscow, it is often celebrated in Gorky Park.
In May, the usually quite high temperatures in Russia allow border guards to swim in ponds and fountains. It is also normal for brawls to appear during the celebration as much vodka is involved.

In Russia, 'VIP' people and government representatives drive cars with strobe lights ignoring all traffic rules and not paying attention to simple drivers, which causes a mass wave of discontent in the country. People who are fed up with it, mostly drivers that should often bare these 'VIPs', make protests from time to time.
Here’s one man who expressed his discontent in an unusual but rather creative way :)

This unusual action was held in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. And the Golden Award goes to…

Moscow train called “Aquarelle” transports works of art from the famous Russian museum once a year in the Moscow subway.
The museum staff selected the paintings from its world famous collection. Their 35 high-quality reproductions will be placed inside the ‘art gallery train’ and the passengers will be able to see the famous paintings of the great Russian, Italian, German and British masters.
This is the third exhibition held in the "Aquarelle" train.
I think the idea is very good and it seems that Muscovites appreciate it a lot.

Take a look at what amazing things can be created from colorful paper. Everything you will see inside this post is designed by Russian creative studio People Too. You will understand that paper craft requires a lot of time and patience, but it’s worth it!

You think this little shabby house has nothing extraordinary? Well, you need to check out how it looks inside.

This small island looks really cute. It is located in the middle of Artist’s Lake in Krasnoyarsk, Russian Siberia. It would be cool to visit this nice place in the summer.

When Russians stop using old buildings, they often leave them abandoned without demolishing. Take a look at these empty fire station and medical school. They look like places from Silent Hill movie…

I don’t know who did these comparisons but some of them are really funny.

Russian parents went on vacation and left their 16-year-old son at home alone. When they came back home, they saw their apartment just like this :)

Very often Russians park their cars in garage blocks that are sometimes located far from their houses and are built in lines. Well, this tradition has lead to a real spring “car” flood in Moscow. Some unknown company was installing a heating system not far from a block of garages, and afterwards two water wells “mysteriously” disappeared. Guess what? Over 150 car garages were flooded!

Would you like to get more milk from your cows? Some Russians come up with crazy ideas. Inside this post you can find a unique project that is supposed to help cows give more milk. I don’t know if it works or not, but the idea is truly bizarre!

This flying-sailing “monster” was built by Russians in the former USSR. At those times Russians seemed to know how to make water planes look like huge iron “pterosaurs”. I wonder how safe this tank-ship-bird must have been. See more pictures after the break.

This is an apartment of a single guy who did such a mess in just 3 days…
I just let the pictures speak…

These photos represent the largely unrewarded work that is done each day at a weather station under some of the most difficult situations imaginable. The weather in Russia in the winter is certainly no picnic especially at 7,000 feet above sea level.
On a closer look, the massive structure you see may seem like a giant iceberg. Actually, it is a destroyed Sayano-Shushenskaya power plant situated in Siberia. Last year the transformer explosion caused huge flooding and human casualties in this plant.
The plant restoration may take more than four years. Without this plant, the area can just freeze out.
An interesting photo essay from Russia's mining town of Prokopyevsk awaits you after the jump.
Looking at the pictures, it seems that the city became extinct, but when it's -42 ° C it's not so easy to have a walk.
If you breathe deeply, you will really feel the pain in the lungs, which will freeze as well as your nose.
Imagine, if you open the window for 5 minutes, you won’t be able to close it because it will be covered with ice.
You will be able start a car only if it is parked in a heated garage and even this doesn’t help every time...
In many complex building they use coal. How do you like such living conditions?
A huge respect to a photographer who suffered a lot from the cold while doing this report, because after 15 minutes on the street, the camera freezes from inside and it stops working.
Now look at photos of the city and its industrial facilities. 
Yep, the robbers weren’t subtle at all with this poor machine… ;)
They just cut it and took all the money. On the first picture, on the left of the ATM you can see empty cashboxes. 