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TinySputniks

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I'm a blogger, traveler, urban explorer, and amateur photographer living in Russia.
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The Slash across mountains

United States / Canada

United States–Canada Border Slash

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

Peanut smiling at passerby

Plains, Georgia

Jimmy Carter Smiling Peanut

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

C3-PO lookalike lens

Fraserburgh, Scotland

Museum of Scottish Lighthouses

An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.

Elefantenklo

Giessen, Germany

Elefantenklo

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.

A city sign in both Russian and Yiddish.

Birobidzhan, Russia

Birobidzhan

Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.

Facility on the site of Unit 731

Harbin, China

Unit 731 Museum

An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.

Siberian entertainment for miners' children (Flickr/Магадан)

Yagodninsky District, Russia

Kadykchan

Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.

Oymyakon

Oymyakonsky District, Russia

Oymyakon

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

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Ayano-Maysky District, Russia

Kondyor Massif

Five mile wide circular ring of rock in the Russian Far East is a curious geological oddity.

Lake Labynkyr, purported home of ferocious lake monster

Sakha Republic, Russia

Lake Labynkyr

This remote lake in Siberia supposedly contains a fearsome sea monster.

Yakutsk

Yakutsk, Russia

Yakutsk

The coldest city in the world.

Kilometre Zero

Madrid, Spain

Kilometre Zero

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

Looking down the hall to the bunker

Moscow, Russia

Bunker-42

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

Lenin's Mausoleum

Moscow, Russia

Lenin's Mausoleum

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Golosov Ravine

Moscow, Russia

Golosov Ravine

Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.

Young Pioneer Camp

Dmitrovsky District, Russia

Young Pioneer Camp

A Marxist summer camp full of fantastical statues lies tucked away and forgotten in the forests of Moscow.

Ganina Yama.

Russia

Ganina Yama

Monastery complex at the location where bodies of the executed Romanov royal family were discovered.

The Frank Lloyd Wright gas station today

Cloquet, Minnesota

Frank Lloyd Wright Gas Station

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

Buchanan Castle

Drymen, Scotland

Buchanan Castle

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.

Abandoned Marx Generator

Istra, Russia

Abandoned Marx Generator

A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.

Erlian Kissing Dinosaurs.

Xilin Gol, China

Erlian Kissing Dinosaurs

The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.

Mushroom Stones of the Altai

Ulaganskiy rayon, Russia

Mushroom Stones of the Altai

Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.

Transpolar Railway between Salekhard and Nadym

Turukhansky District, Russia

The 'Dead Road' Transpolar Railway

Stalin's prisoner-built rail line sits in ruin, never having a single car ride its tracks.

Por-Bajin

Russia

Por-Bajin

The Uyghur settlement in the middle of a lake continues to raise questions.

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