Moscow and St. Petersburg Timelapses

Beautiful Moscow and St. Petersburg timelapse videos by zweizwei



Moscow, Russia. June, September, October 2011. 4 days shooting.
Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 60D, tokina 11-16mm/2.8, sigma 24mm/1.8, canon 50mm/1.4, canon 70-200mm/4lis, NDx16, NDx1000, NDx2000, c-pl

St. Petersburg & Peterhof (Petrodvorets) time-lapse photography in motion.

June 2011. 2 days shooting.

Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 60D, tokina 11-16, canon 50/1.4, canon 70-200/4lis, NDx1000, NDx2000, c-pl

Alpha Show 4D, Moscow State University

Alfa Show 4D, the largest video mapping projection attempted in history took place on September 4, 2011 at Vorob'yovy Gory (Sparrow Hills), Moscow. More than 800, 000 people attended the event.

Creator - David Atkins
Producer - Viktor Shkipin, Marketing Director, Alfa Bank

Russian stealth PAK FA T-50 Fighter debut

PAK FA T-50 fifth-generation fighter
MAKS-2011, 17 Aug 2011

Old New Year

The Old New Year (Russian: Старый Новый год) is a traditional holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year (Новый год) by the Julian calendar (Юлианский календарь). In the 20th and 21st centuries, the Old New Year falls on January 13/14.

Although the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic officially adopted the Gregorian calendar (Григорианский календарь) in 1918, the Russian Orthodox Church (Русская православная церковь) continued to use the Julian calendar. The New Year became a holiday which is celebrated by both calendars.

As in most countries which use the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day in Russia is a public holiday celebrated on January 1. On that day, joyous entertainment, fireworks, elaborate and often large meals and other festivities are common.

The New Year by the Julian calendar is still informally observed, and the tradition of celebrating the coming of the New Year twice is widely enjoyed: January 1 (New New Year) and January 13 (Old New Year).

Usually not as festive as the New New Year, for many this is a nostalgic family holiday ending the New Year holiday cycle with traditional large meals.

via wiki

Putin and Medvedev Сartoon Duet 2011

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin dance in a new years cartoon broadcast on Channel One Russian TV.