To celebrate V-Day (Victory Day) in Russia, for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union, tanks, missiles and other heavy military equipment were on parade in the Red Square in Moscow. New President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev and new Prime Minister Vladimir Putin were both on hand to watch all the pomp and circumstance. Click here to watch a video, or click here to view a selection of photos.

05/09/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Russia, Moscow, Red Square, military, parade, V-Day, Victory Day, Putin, Medvedev

 

Christine Dell'Amore

This extremely rare and beautiful giant cat was recently captured on a "camera trap" in the Primorskiy region of Russia, bordering China and North Korea. It's called an Amur Leopard, and according to National Geographic, "Fewer than 40 Amurs - also called Far Eastern leopards - still prowl the temperate forests of Russia's Far East and parts of China, making the Amur the world's rarest big cat." To read the entire article, click here.

05/08/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Russia, leopard, Amur, WWF, Primorskiy

 

(c) 2008 National Geographic (AP)

From Northern Kamchatka in Russia is this interesting video showing how the locals celebrate an annual festival with reindeer racing, shirtless wrestling and more. To read more and watch the video, click here.

04/08/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Russia, reindeer, racing, wrestling, Russian Federation, Kamchatka