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Skrunda-1 is a ghost town and former Soviet closed city in Latvia. It was the site of two Dnepr radar (NATO designation Hen House) installations constructed in the 1960s. Skrunda was strategically important to the Soviet Union as its radars covered Western Europe.
Preview of my upcoming figure, a soviet foot soldier, the camo was made using Jon's digital camo carving technique, however its been a couple of months since I last touched my paints and my first time doing the carving technique, hence it isn't really as detailed as I wanted it to be, might redo it sometime in the future.
All that's left to do for him is to carve his boots, vest and hat.
Tagging for some constructive comments ;)
All of my Soviet weapons not currently belonging to figures. For some reason I make all of these and then they sit in a bin and don't get used.
I suppose if my soviets ever go to war, finding weapons wont be a problem.
so, which is your favourite?
Soviet troops keep the sepia flag flying over Mother Essex.
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A friend and I were at Bunker Bash 2009, the annual military rally at the former Government bunker at Kelvedon Hatch, near Brentwood in Essex. We had been undecided about going so arrived late and not in the best of weather.
We found an enthusiatic bunch of re-enactors and military vehicles owners covering both World Wars. One part of the site had been laid out as mock entrenchments with various national groups including British, US, German, Soviet and even Serbian forces dug-in.
Now part of a large set: www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157618288704499/
L-3958, a Soviet 2-10-0 built in 1955, makes a brief stop at Bologoye-Polotskoye station.
To stimulate tourism in this economically depressed part of the country, in fall of 2018 Russian Railways made the decision to operate the regular local passenger train (6697/6698) from Bologoye to Ostashkov with steam power on Saturdays. While the idea behind it is to increase tourism, make no mistake - this a regular passenger train whose primary job is to serve as a local form of transportation. The vast majority of passengers aren't tourists, but little old babushkas just trying to get from village to village with their jars of mushrooms and pickled tomatoes. This is as authentic of an experience as you can get with a steam-hauled passenger train in the 21st century. The train takes three hours to traverse its 70-mile route and travels at speeds of 30-40 mph, making 13 stops in various villages along the way.
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Operation Barbarossa started on June 22nd, 1941, with the Germans rapidly invading the Soviet Union and decimating Soviet forces in virtually every battle. Hitler's plan was to conquer Eastern Europe for future German colonization called "Lebensraum". Ukraine was especially desired since at the time it was the breadbasket of Europe. When the Germans were conquering the Soviet Union, the Ukrainians and other peoples welcomed them as heroes because of the fact they "freed" them from communist oppression. The Holodomor was fresh in the average Ukrainians memory which was an artificial famine that killed millions and they were still resentful towards Stalin.
Two groups that wanted to take advantage of this moment was the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) which was into Italian fascism, was led by Andriy Melnik and the younger more violent OUN-B, was National Socialist which was led by Stepan Bandera. They originally existed because they were angry that Poland was "occupying" the province of Galicia which is claimed by both Poles and Ukrainians (even to this day).
However, the Ukrainians would learn that the Nazis were replacing one form of oppression with another. Hitler hated Slavic peoples and wanted them enslaved, "transferred" (possibly to Siberia) or at worst exterminated. When the OUN declared an independent Ukrainian state, that was shut down as quickly as possible. The Nazis committed atrocities against the Ukrainians which soon led to the growth of more partisan groups and led to some joining the Soviet army by the time they started "liberating" it from the Nazis.
In a last ditch effort, the Nazis freed imprisoned Ukrainian nationalist leader, Stepan Bandera to inspire the Ukrainians but that ultimately failed. Even during his imprisonment all the OUN-B did was mass murder Poles in the provinces of Galicia and Volhynia. Today he's seen as a controversial figure as he is popular in Western Ukraine which is full of Catholic Ukrainians and hated in Eastern Ukraine which is full of Orthodox Russians.
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Bratislava.SLOVAKIA.
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Union Pacific 1988, the Katy heritage unit, pauses at the big curve in Winfield, IL, before proceeding east on the Geneva Subdivision on this late summer evening in 2014. Painted in honor of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway (MKT for short, or just "Katy"), this unit goes by many names. Some call it "Miss Katy," while others call it "Big Red." I prefer to call it "Big Soviet" due to the big white star on the deep crimson nose, reminiscent of how the Soviet Union was perceived in American popular culture, as probably most famously depicted by Bucky Barnes in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier."
Incidentally, 2014 was a good year for heritage units in the Chicagoland area. Between Union Pacific, Amtrak, and Norfolk Southern, as well as older "original paint" power and leasers on the BNSF, Canadian Pacific, and Canadian National, there was almost always something to see at least once a week.
Two sparrows make this Russian tank there home. This tank is part of the Soviet War Memorial that marks the Russian Liberation of Berlin in 1945.
A German straggler is shot by oncoming soviet forces, he never stood a chance
Just a new scene, is will probably be one of the last scenes with the T-34 for a while, as for the build itself, I would appreciate suggestions because now as I look at it something just doesn't seem quite right with it
Thanks!
-Brendon
"Soviet Union"
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San Nicolás, Postdam, Brandenburg, Deutschland.
La iglesia San Nicolás de Potsdam (en alemán, St. Nikolaikirche) es una iglesia luterana erigida en la plaza del Mercado Viejo (Alter Markt) en Potsdam. El edificio de planta central en estilo clasicista y dedicado a san Nicolás fue construido según los planos de Karl Friedrich Schinkel en los años 1830 a 1837. El tambor de la iglesia de 77 metros de altura que domina los tejados de la ciudad fue construido más tarde, desde 1843 hasta 1850. Su construcción fue asumida por Ludwig Persius y, desde 1845, por Friedrich August Stüler. Es una de las pocas obras que subsisten de Schinkel.
Hacia el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la iglesia fue atacada durante el ataque aéreo en Potsdam y posteriormente fue gravemente dañada por el fuego de artillería soviético. Después de muchos años de reconstrucción, la iglesia fue reconsagrada en 1981 por la Parroquia Evangélica de San Nicolás, Potsdam, y, hoy en día, está abierta a los visitantes. Además de los servicios normales de la iglesia, los eventos de conciertos también se llevan a cabo en la iglesia.
St. Nicholas of Potsdam Church (German for St. Nikolaikirche) is a Lutheran church erected on the Old Market Square (Alter Markt) in Potsdam. The central floor building in the classicist style dedicated to Saint Nicholas was built according to the plans of Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the years 1830 to 1837. The 77 meter high church drum that dominates the roofs of the city was built later , from 1843 to 1850. Its construction was taken over by Ludwig Persius and, from 1845, by Friedrich August Stüler. It is one of the few remaining works of Schinkel.
Towards the end of World War II, the church was attacked during the airstrike in Potsdam and was subsequently severely damaged by Soviet artillery fire. After many years of reconstruction, the church was re-consecrated in 1981 by St. Nicholas Evangelical Parish, Potsdam, and today it is open to visitors. In addition to the normal church services, concert events also take place in the church.