Photos of Soviet women who are completely different from our contemporaries

13 children of celebrities who are completely different from their star parents

Usually, when talking about the heirs of famous personalities, they try to find the features of their famous parents in children. And they even sympathize with them if the kids or already adult children turn out to be not too much like a star father or mother. The heirs themselves are unlikely to grieve about this, because at least until the moment they give their surname, they manage to avoid comparison with a loved one who has achieved a lot in life

How our planet has changed in 40 years: Photos from different parts of the Earth for 1984 and 2020

Change is a natural part of life, both in the everyday and in the planetary sense. However, we all want such changes to be positive, and not vice versa. Alas, the compilation prepared by Google Earth reminds us that humanity still has a long, very long way to go to compensate for all the harm that we, humans, have done to our planet. However, seeing all these changes with your own eyes, you begin to doubt whether it will be possible to fix something at all

13 famous roles that the actors played in completely different ways: Natasha Rostova, D'Artanyan and others

If we paraphrase a well-known proverb, it turns out that as many actors, there are so many different readings of the same role. You must agree: it is impossible to compare the famous Shakespearean Hamlet, played by Mel Gibson and Innokentiy Smoktunovsky. And the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, played by the modern actor Benedict Cumberbatch, was not at all immediately accepted by lovers of Soviet cinema - he was so different from the classical interpretations of this hero of English literature. So yeah

5 traditional Russian dishes that were cooked in a completely different way than today

The twentieth century has greatly changed Russian cuisine. The dishes changed, the stove changed the stove, the constantly available set of ingredients changed. And in the name of friendship of peoples, people were taught to try the dishes of other peoples - and many of them were borrowed in an adapted form. Perhaps a modern Russian would be very surprised to see what his ancestors ate

"Our Happy Childhood": Photos taken in different parts of the USSR in 1947

“Welfare of the Children of the Soviet Union” was the title of the photo album, which was released in the USSR in 1847 by order of the government. Dozens of photographs included in this album were taken in different parts of the vast country and were accompanied by informational texts. The purpose of this publication is to show how the USSR takes care of its young citizens and what a happy childhood after the war they have