Humorina
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Humorina is an annual festival of humor held in Odesa, Ukraine, on and around April Fools' Day since 1973. The festival is marked by a large parade in the city center, performances by musicians, comed
Humorina-2007
Soviet Union
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The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from its formation in 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the w
Landscape near Karabash, Chelyabinsk Oblast, an area that was previously covered with forests until acid rainfall from a nearby copper smelter killed all vegetation
One of the many impacts of the approach to the environment in the USSR and post-Soviet states is the Aral Sea. (See status in 1989 and 2014)
Military parade on the Red Square in Moscow, 7 November 1964
The Grand Kremlin Palace, the seat of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, 1982