von Juri Levenberg | Okt 26, 2010 | Blog, Videos & Co.
A simple demonstration of the basic design and operation of a watch, including stop-motion animation showing a watch being assembled from many parts. Ok, not a russian movie, but interesting anyway. It´s from 1949 and was sponsored by Hamilton Watch...
von Juri Levenberg | Okt 17, 2010 | Blog
„Kalaschnikow der Lüfte“ Als im Herbst 1959 die Serienproduktion der neuen Abfangjäger begann, die bis in eine Höhe von etwa 18.000 Metern steigen konnten, stellte ein Prototyp zugleich einen Geschwindigkeitsrekord von beeindruckenden 2388 Kilometer pro...
von Juri Levenberg | Okt 5, 2010 | Blog
Am 29. September 2010 haben Orbital Technologies und Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (RSC Energia, die auch hinter den russischen ISS-Modulen stecken) bekanntgegeben, dass sie zusammen die erste kommerzielle Raumstation (Commercial Space Station – CSS),...
von Juri Levenberg | Okt 2, 2010 | Blog
A rare glimpse into the dark world of post-Soviet prison life, the London show „Russian Criminal Tattoos“ features a series of photographs of prisoners and their artistic tattoos. From the cells of Russian prison settlements in far-off places with names...
von Juri Levenberg | Okt 1, 2010 | Blog
Director of Watch Factory(?), Nikolai N. Volkhov, and the winner of the Lenin Prize in 1961 for his contributions to Soviet watch-making. Who knows more about this man? I found his image but not a lot more information. What watch factory he was the director of? Any...