MetaFilter posts tagged with Russian

Tiny books in Russian

twoleftfeet — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:49:25 -0800

Tiny books in Russian and some contents at this site. (Previously)

... Do not look to the horizon of the eye drops.

permafrost — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:44:08 -0800

Pictures from an epic Russian Fallout LARP. English translation via Google.

16 men on a dead bloggers chest...

happyroach — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:58:09 -0800

Reports spread around the internet about an offer by a Russian company to do pirate hunting cruises off the coast of Somalia. The news garners a swarm of comments and outrage, and it looks like we have the beginnings of a snowballing controversy. The only problem is, the "cruise" is a hoax. The website for the cruise itself has no contact information, and a little digging reveals the humor website it originally came from. So rather than a searing indictment of decadent millionaires or amoral Russians, this seems to be an indication of how incestuous and self-referential the internet is, and how poor fact-checking can be in the brave new world of blogs. Is this the true face of internet reporting?

Proletarians of All Lands, Unite!

madamjujujive — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 07:01:23 -0800

Peasant! Free your pregnant wife from work, don't allow her to pick up heavy items since this will harm her and the child. An excellent collection of vintage soviet propaganda, public health, and infographics posters from 20s to 30s, many with full translations.

It's Been a Long Time Since Nu Pogodi

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:37:45 -0800

Russian animators are making the most out of Flash, with some pretty amazing results. The animations featured in the article are: Chevengur, a darkly dystopian piece. Yellow, inspired by surrealist Daniil Kharms. Happy New Year, which is anything but. A Little Girl - the day in the life of an addict. Nude, a piece set to the tune of the Radiohead song of the same name. Grey, and dark humor in the varying shades thereof. And last but not least, the two-part epic Animus - Part 1 - Part 2.

Glorious Soyuz Uterus.

squalor — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:16:43 -0800

"This is a regular Russian school biology textbook owned by some Russian school. He has modified some illustrations so now it’s hard to say sometimes what was there originally and what has appeared as a result of his imagination."

A better reality

Brandon Blatcher — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:29:13 -0800

The world should have more interestingly shaped creatures.

You Light Up My Life (In More Ways Than One)

Xurando — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:03:57 -0800

A visit to Russian abandoned nuclear lighthouses.. Despite the hazards, there has been much vandalism of these sites. The IAEA has taken on the task of decommissioning these radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTG's).

One Minute Languages

sveskemus — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:34:32 -0800

At One Minute Languages you can learn greetings, talking about names, counting, and more in Catalan, Danish, French, German, Irish, Japanese, Luxembourgish, Mandarin, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, and Russian.

Russian Experimental Tanks

fingerbang — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:56:23 -0800

Footage (in Russian) of some concept tanks. Includes human tanks, hydrofoil tanks, rocket assisted tanks and many many more. SLYT I know, but Rockets! And Tanks!!!

Мотылёк - Butterfly

Wolfdog — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:43:01 -0800

Мотылёк - Butterfly - is just a sweet little Russian cartoon (with subtitles) (and foxes). I seem to get a little speck of something in my eyes when I watch it for some reason.

Dude, I'm flippin' out!

CuJoe — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:02:51 -0800

I first saw Russian Barre at Cirque du Soleil's Alegria show. I find it an exciting display of acrobatics but the ending of this video is absolutely amazing to me.

Bigger and Russianer

mock — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:08:34 -0800

Gorbachov the music video, contains basically everything I've ever wanted in a music video.

Soviet Jazz

StrikeTheViol — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:54:48 -0800

When people think of Soviet culture in the Stalin era, jazz usually isn't the first music to come to mind. But it was there, and some of it was pretty good, whether adapting Western standards, partying with a Russian twist, or just being adventurous. If that's a little too old-school for you, try some Soviet funk.

The Amber Room found?

stbalbach — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:28:34 -0800

The Amber Room found? German treasure hunters using electromagnetic pulse measurements are "90% sure" the Russian "Eighth Wonder of the World" was buried by the Nazi's in a man-made cavern 20 meters underground near the village of Deutschneudorf (map), but it will take "..until Easter to get into the chamber because it may contain booby traps and has to be secured by explosives experts.. The chamber is likely to be part of a labyrinth of storage rooms that the Nazis built." Russia is eyeing its return, "If, hypothetically speaking, the room still exists."

The Dyatlov Pass Mystery

Henry C. Mabuse — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:48:44 -0800

Nine experienced cross-country skiers hurriedly left their tent on a Urals slope in the middle of the night at around -30 degrees Celsius for no obvious reason, casting aside skis, food, boots and most of their clothes. Soon they would be dead, some with injuries more suited to car crash victims, and apparently dosed with radiation. Their deaths are still unexplained, 49 years later. The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Accident. Photos from the skiers' own cameras. Photo gallery (includes photos from cameras of victims, photos taken by searchers and others). Online version of the novella by Anna Matveieva

Crime in Russia

josher71 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:52:32 -0800

The crime in Moscow makes for some great headlines.

Tales of marrying the devil

Astro Zombie — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:55:24 -0800

Did you ever hear the story / of Belinda O'McHugh / She was courted by the Devil / And she didn't know what to do / He came a courtin' ev'ry evenin' / So Belinda got to thinkin' / She would be the Devil's wife / It was better far than bein' / An old maid all her life

The experiments of Sergei Bryukhonenko

Brandon Blatcher — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:37:04 -0800

After inventing the autojector, the worlds first artifical heart-lung machine, Sergei Bryukhonenko began to experiment on keeping severed dog heads alive and bringing dogs back from the dead, as shown in the film Experiments in the Revival of Organisms (some links contain mildly ghoulish stills from film).

Cool art russian artists found on livejournal

Brandon Blatcher — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:07:47 -0800

The livejournal group ru_graphic has been showcasing great artists for years, such as soamo, desmonych, floksystar, malli-ly, olliwander, omie-yomie, zuza1, ya-ya, varka, solntsev-gleb, adul and names.

Lift

Krrrlson — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:34:19 -0800

A recent post on Russian animation reminded me of the "Lift" series of short animations, created by the Pilot studio [link in Russian]. There are, count 'em, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 installments. Knowledge of Russian not required to watch.

Somehow he has footage of my happy place.

louche mustachio — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:48:12 -0800

Ivan Maximov makes some lovely and strange animation. Two more. These and more can also be viewed on his site.

Shooting Range

TrialByMedia — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:25:30 -0800

Out of work? The Shooting Range is hiring. No, not the Firing Range. The Shooting Range.

A Winsome Russian-American Songstress-Pianist

WCityMike — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:00:27 -0800

Regina Spektor is a Russian-born American singer-songwriter and pianist associated with the anti-folk scene centered on New York City's East Village. Incorporating "piano riffs and integrating moans, nonsense words, groans, gurglings, or warblings," Spektor has a pretty unique voice (Seattle P-I: "an instrument with the agility of an athlete and the flexibility of a yogi") and style which incorporates "beatbox-style flourishes in the middle of ballads, or the use of a drum stick to tap rhythms on the body of the piano or chair" (wiki). She's got a pretty unique voice and "Fidelity" is a very unusual and rather enjoyable music video. Someone to keep an eye on (although Mefites already had been doing so).

Contemporary Russian Animation

vronsky — Thu, 24 May 2007 10:08:54 -0800

The Other Side - A funny short film by Mikhail Aldashin, one of the most talented Russian contemporary animation directors.