Landmarks being built

[jimnyc]

Eiffel tower 1888



Sydney Opera House – 1966





The Statue of Liberty – 1885





Tower Bridge, London – 1892





U.S. Capitol Building – 1861



Manhattan Bridge, New York 1901-1912



The Golden Gate Bridge – 1936





Christ The Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 1931



The Empire State Building – 1931



Mount Rushmore – 1933



Gateway Arch, St. Louis – 1965



World Trade Center – 1970



One World Trade Center – 2012

[Balu]

"Moscow-City" Business Center.

[Balu]

The same in the evening.



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Elitism, excellent design, refined form and pure beauty - all embodied in a masterpiece of modern architecture business center 'Eurasia Tower' (Башня Евразия), located in the Moscow International Business Center. Business Center 'Eurasia Tower' - recognized as the tallest metal framework building in Europe. Business center 'Eurasia Tower' rises above the earth at 309 meters.

Multifunctional complex 'Tower Eurasia' is positioned at A Class level, which accommodates modern, comfortable offices and luxirous residential apartments. 'Eurasia Tower' is an excellent choice for your company's business success. No doubt that 'Eurasia Tower' with its high status, ultra-modern offices and excellent service will become your business flagship.
Residential apartments in the tower "Eurasia" great clear coat choice for connoisseurs of luxury and comfort, this complex combines everything you need in order to fully enjoy living in the most popular site of the capital. Rent an apartment in "Eurasia" offers a variety of choices of layouts and views. Choose for yourself the best option, using the services of The Moscow City.

[Balu]

Vladivostok - Island "Russkiy"

[Balu]

Murom the Oka river.



(a couple of days back I rode over this bridge by my scooter)

[Balu]

Surgut. The Obj river.

[Drummond]

... and not a 200 foot statue of Putin in sight !!

Thanks, Balu.

[Balu]

... and not a 200 foot statue of Putin in sight !!

Thanks, Balu.

Responsible for this omission had been shot down. No jokes with such things are allowed

[Drummond]

Responsible for this omission had been shot down. No jokes with such things are allowed

I believe you !!

[Balu]

I believe you !!

I gave you a possibility to see something of my country you have no chance to see in your mass media. This is just a small portion of what has been constructed in recent years. This is a difference between us and Ukrainians who've no intention to develop their own country. They are dreaming only about visa-free access to the EU, though they have no money to travel around Europe.

[Voted4Reagan]

... and not a 200 foot statue of Putin in sight !!

Thanks, Balu.

Yet.....

[tailfins]

I gave you a possibility to see something of my country you have no chance to see in your mass media. This is just a small portion of what has been constructed in recent years. This is a difference between us and Ukrainians who've no intention to develop their own country. They are dreaming only about visa-free access to the EU, though they have no money to travel around Europe.

Why do you suppose that is? The only thing that stops people from developing their own country is socialism. Without socialism, one produces or one starves. Ukrainians seem to do pretty well in Canada. If I want to experience Ukrainian culture, it's as easy as a visit to Winnipeg, which happens to be a nice city.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Canadian

The provinces with the largest Ukrainian populations (single and multiple origins, 2006) are: Ontario, 336,355; Alberta, 332,180; British Columbia 197,265; Manitoba, 167,175; Saskatchewan 129,265; and Quebec, 31,955. In terms of proportion of the total population, the most Ukrainian provinces and territories are Manitoba (15%), Saskatchewan (13%), Alberta (10%), Yukon (5%), British Columbia (5%), and Ontario (3%).The metropolitan regions with the largest Ukrainian populations (single and multiple origins, 2006) are: Edmonton 144,620; Toronto, 122,510; Winnipeg, 110,335; Vancouver, 81,725; Calgary, 76,240; Saskatoon, 38,825; Hamilton 27,080; Montreal, 26,150; Regina, 25,725; Ottawa-Gatineau, 21,520; St. Catharines-Niagara, 20,990; Thunder Bay, 17,620; Victoria, 15,020; Kelowna, 13,425; Oshawa, 12,555; London, 10,765; and Kitchener 10,425.
The Census Divisions with the largest percentage of Ukrainians are: Manitoba #12 (25%), Alberta # 10 (20%), Alberta # 12 (19%), Manitoba # 11 (15%), Manitoba # 7 (13%), Manitoba # 10 (12%), Manitoba #9 (12%), Manitoba #2 (10%).
It is impossible to know which are proportionately the most Ukrainian municipalities in Canada since Statistics Canada does not release such information for communities with less than 5,000 people, and Ukrainians are the most concentrated in the smallest communities in the rural West. That being said, the following are communities (total greater than 5,000) with a high percentage of Ukrainians: Vegreville, Alberta (41%), St. Paul, Alberta (town) (31%), St. Paul County, Alberta, 26%.

[Balu]

Why do you suppose that is? The only thing that stops people from developing their own country is socialism. Without socialism, one produces or one starves. Ukrainians seem to do pretty well in Canada. If I want to experience Ukrainian culture, it's as easy as a visit to Winnipeg, which happens to be a nice city.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Canadian

I don't think that Canada is Ukraine, the Motherland of Ukrainians. I don't think that since 1991 they keep on living in the socialist country. I know that even before 2014 there were more than 3 million Ukrainian labor migrants a year earning money in Russia while their country was destroying. For 24 years they ruined, but not developed, almost everything they had after their escaping to their "independent life". There are the following stages for mankind development: tribe, nationality, Nation, Civilization.
You know that there are very many nationalities, but not every nationality is able to grow up into Nation and construct, develope and secure own State.
You can compare the starting positions and results with those of Ukraine:

USSR 1945-1969
Germany 1945-1969
Ukraine 1991-2015

Alexander Skipalsky (*) said: "In history there are laws that need to be understood. For centuries, Ukraine had never been a State. Once, during a discussion I had this analogy: the Jews went to their statehood two thousand years. They have developed such a genotype - support each other in any situation. But we, Ukrainians, survived only because we were good servants. We are easy to obey and work on another country. This unpleasant fact we must realize. "

(*)In 1992-1997 the Chief of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense (DIU) of Ukraine, while Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Since 1998 Alexander Skipalsky - Ukrainian lieutenant-general (two star General), twice deputy chairman of the Ukrainian Security Council. One of the founders and chairman of the Union of Officers of Ukraine.
Honorary Chairman of the Association of veterans of intelligence of Ukraine




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[Drummond]

I gave you a possibility to see something of my country you have no chance to see in your mass media. This is just a small portion of what has been constructed in recent years. This is a difference between us and Ukrainians who've no intention to develop their own country. They are dreaming only about visa-free access to the EU, though they have no money to travel around Europe.

Perhaps they 'let' the 'little things', such as prolonged warfare on their territory with a substantially mightier power, limit them ??

Perhaps it isn't that easy to have a fiscally successful economy when your borders remain under threat ?

There's a difference between being prey to situations not properly under your control, and the freedom to make intentions become a reality, Balu.

[Balu]

Perhaps they 'let' the 'little things', such as prolonged warfare on their territory with a substantially mightier power, limit them ??

Perhaps it isn't that easy to have a fiscally successful economy when your borders remain under threat ?

There's a difference between being prey to situations not properly under your control, and the freedom to make intentions become a reality, Balu.

Beginning from the date of the birth of Russia our borders remained under the PERMANENT threat and so what?
And their CIVIL WAR is a result of their inability to solve THEIR OWN INTERNAL problems amicably by negotiation with THEIR OWN citizens.
There are NO Russian troops in Ukraine, and BEFORE armed coup in February 2014 the Crimeans did not raise a question of REUNION with Russia.

To refresh the memory a bit.

05 MAY
1948 - US President Harry Truman is briefed on the Joint Chiefs of Staff war plan "Halfmoon" which calls for a pre-emptive Atomic attack against the Soviet Union even though the USSR does not yet possess atomic weapons.