[Geno Prussakov]

Alright, since it's this slow at ABW today (regardless of it being Monday), let me show you a funny picture at least. Many of you might've seen the famous movie by Nikita Mikhalkov "Sibirskij tsiryulnik (The Barber of Siberia)". Here's an elaboration on one of the scenes shown there (the original movie had Nicholas II and his son Alexei here):

http://www.langbridge.com/zz_cyprus/eltsin_n_putin.jpg

:yellowlau :yellowlau :yellowlau :yellowlau :yellowlau :yellowlau :yellowlau :yellowlau :yellowlau :yellowlau

Can anyone tell me who the two guys are?! :yellowsmi

Geno

PS: I named the thread "Funny Puctres...", because I hope to post more here in the future...

[Gordon]

Are they Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin?

[Geno Prussakov]

Are they Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin?

...and as always, Gordon is right! :yellowsmi

Geno

[Geno Prussakov]

Been doing an image search on Brezhnev, and found this:

http://www.cah.utexas.edu/photojournalism/graphics/photojournalists/mcnamee/bigpics/McNamee_03.jpg

"This Doesn't Happen Very Often In The Soviet Union" by Wally McNamee, 1973
Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev eyes actress Jill St. John at a poolside reception hosted by President Nixon in California.

[Greg Rice]

LOL Leonid, a penny for your thoughts...

[Geno Prussakov]

:) :) :)

[Geno Prussakov]

Here's the Russian way to make a "hamburger" (or should I call it a "Big Mac"?!):

http://www.nbf.ru/pic/1.jpg

Geno

[Geno Prussakov]

Here's another good one on Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (and on USSR-Germany friendship):

http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/europe/images/eastsidegallery01.jpg

[Sami B - Uncommon Goods]

Here's another good one on Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (and on USSR-Germany friendship):

http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/europe/images/eastsidegallery01.jpg

Hmmmm. They seem so passionate about what they are doing, too!

[vozarbozeb1]

What do the inscriptions say and why are they kissing?! :)

[Geno Prussakov]

What do the inscriptions say and why are they kissing?! :)

Inscription reads: "God, help me survive amidst this deadly love" (says it in two languages: Russian and German). The picture shows the famous kiss between Erich Honecker and Leonid Brezhnev in 1979. Such a kiss was a sign of communist solidarity, performed whenever the Soviet bloc's rulers met in public. The painting/poster is sometimes called "The Kiss of Death between Brezhnev and Honecker", other times - "The Fraternal Kiss". It was painted by the famous Soviet painter Dimitrij Vrubel. As far as I understand, it was on the Berlin Wall (dividing East Germany and West Germany). Here's a picture of it there:

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/features/2005/trabi-safari/03-large/trabi-safari-15.jpg

BTW, thanks for the good questions, vozarbozeb1! :cheerful:

Geno

[vozarbozeb1]

How interesting! I know many things about Russia, but never knew about this...

[Geno Prussakov]

Here's another good one:

http://www.xymopa.net/1115686843_1.jpg

I only wish I knew what they are discussing. :)

Geno

[Geno Prussakov]

I only wish I knew what they are discussing. :)

Any ideas?! :emoticon:

[Gordon]

He was probably telling Bush that China is to the right of Russia on the Atlas. :)

[JudiMoore]

Looks to me like they are trying to decide how to manage one of those kisses we saw in previous pictures.

[Geno Prussakov]

Looks to me like they are trying to decide how to manage one of those kisses we saw in previous pictures.

Good one, Judi! :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

Geno

[Geno Prussakov]

Continuing on the Putin-Bush "affection":

http://img.slate.msn.com/media/89/020416_Bush-Putin.jpg

[Herb ԿԬ]

Any ideas?! :emoticon:

was Mr. Bush having a little problem with flatulence about then?

[Geno Prussakov]

How about this one...

:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

[Neil]

he is saying,, this is what Ukraine can do about Gas.

[Adam B]

Continuing on the Putin-Bush "affection":

http://img.slate.msn.com/media/89/020416_Bush-Putin.jpg
nevermind

[Geno Prussakov]

he is saying,, this is what Ukraine can do about Gas.

:rotflol: As always, Neil is right on the topic! :rotflol:

[Geno Prussakov]

Been looking for a good picture of Moscow's mayor Yuri Luzhkov in his famous leather cap (as we are going to be selling one of these shortly!), and found this:

http://www.kommersant.com/photo/300/DAILY/2005/123/KP_45133_007_33_l.jpg

Yeltsin is in the foreground. Luzhkov is the guy with the hand in his mouth. :)

G.

[Geno Prussakov]

Been looking for a good picture of Moscow's mayor Yuri Luzhkov in his famous leather cap (as we are going to be selling one of these shortly!)...
Ok!! The cap is up at http://www.russianlegacy.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=32_45_146&products_id=3566&osCsid=b00a97bf3c213cd3e2f8db4ebc069a41

Should be our next bestselling item, as it is considerably less expensive than the bestselling Lenin's leather cap (http://www.russianlegacy.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3287&osCsid=b00a97bf3c213cd3e2f8db4ebc069a41) which now tops the bestsellers of the Leather Caps (http://www.russianlegacy.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=32_45_146&osCsid=b00a97bf3c213cd3e2f8db4ebc069a41) section.

Look for the LUZHKOV CAP in the next datafeed (in the beginning of the next week). ;)

Geno