8 February 2013 10:26      novosibirsk, science

Cathode street (Katodnaya ulitsa) intersects with Anode street (Anodnaya ulitsa) in Russian city of Novosibirsk.

1 November 2012 5:07      novosibirsk, report

Photos by Maya Shelkovnikova. The Zombie Parade, traditional rally of ghosts, werewolves, witches and vampires, took place on October 31 in Novosibirsk, Russia.

13 June 2012 10:23      sports

Photo: Pascal Lauener/Reuters via The Big Picture. Russian fans hold up a giant banner before the Euro 2012 soccer match against Poland.

23 December 2011 10:19      photo, report, space

Sasha Alexeyenko from Novosibirsk photographed debris of the Meridian military satellite after launch failure. The Meridian-series communication satellite was launched aboard a Soyuz-2 carrier rocket earlier Friday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The Soyuz-2 suffered a malfunction during the third stage and the satellite came down in Novosibirsk region in Siberia.

10 December 2011 7:00      novosibirsk, politics, report

Photos by Maya Shelkovnikova. About 4000 people attended the rally for fair elections in Novosibirsk despite -15 C. Students, managers, artists, journalists, former officials, retired political consultants and teenage mutant ninja turtles came to the square in front of the public library. Tens of thousands of Russians across the country protest against elections frauds today.

31 October 2011 8:09      novosibirsk, photo, politics, report

Photos by Maya Shelkovnikova. The traditional rally of ghosts, werewolves, witches and vampires called "DEMONstratsiya" (DEMONstration) took place on October 31 in Novosibirsk, Russia. The event attracted dozens of participants who weren't frightened by bad weather. However, most of the route they traveled on the subway.

10 October 2011 12:12      ephemera, marketing, retro

Source: valaamov-osel. The catalogue and price-list of the Soviet currency stores called Beryozka. This catalogue was published in 1983. Beryozka was a twin chain of state-run retail stores in the Russian SFSR that sold goods for hard currency. Beryozkas sold goods that were either unavailable or more expensive in regular shops. One chain that belong to Vneshposyltorg (Foreign Mail Order Trade) was intended for Soviet citizens who received some income in hard currency. They were forced to sell their currency for rouble-denominated Vneshposyltorg checks. The checks were to be used to purchase goods in the Beryozkas. The other chain sold goods directly for foreign currency and for Vneshtorgbank series D checks. Soviet citizens (except for high-ranking officials) were not allowed to enter these stores as they were legally forbidden to be in possession of hard currency. Читать дальше

6 October 2011 12:52      marketing, retro

Source: 2photo.ru. Liquor and tobacco ads from the Soviet Export magazine, 1957-1989. Previously at metkere.com: Soviet export advertising, Soviet plastic bag from Expo 67, car ads from USSR.

23 August 2011 2:48      marketing, novosibirsk

Fabulous ads with the tagline "Orange jersey!" were made for the Russian ISP Electronic City. Laudable attempt to popularize bukkake in Russia. Ad agency: Papshev Studio, Novosibirsk.

21 June 2011 12:31      photo, transport

Photo by AP. Crowds gather to look on as a frigate with scarlet sails makes its way along the Neva River in St. Petersburg. The ship was part of a light-and-firework show celebrating school graduations.