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The Palace of Technology, Architectural Team P.Samoylov and B.Yefomovich, 1933.
The Palace of Technology competition was begun in 1933. This entry by Samoylov and Yefomovich was not selected as the jurors felt it was 'was not a tribute to a constructivisim which was receding into the past, but rather an illustration of the…
The remains of Lenin
info graphic showing the remaining statues of Lenin in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus as of October 2014
The Silk Road in the middle ages
One of the many illustrations of the historical Silk Road(s). Original photographer unknown.
The tram was number 10 ( шел трамвай 10й номер )
An animation putting music to the words of famous Soviet children's poet Sergey Mikhalkov, "The tram was number 10" tells the story of an old lady trying to get a seat on a very overcrowded (150 people!) tram, hindered by some oblivious pioneers.
The Vine (Vitis vinifera)
This is a botanical illustration of the wine grape (Vitis vinifera) taken from Elizabeth Blackwell's 1737 "A Curious Herbal," plate 153.
