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Morzhovyye
Mar 2, 2013

This is a pretty interesting watch. It's a documentary about ZIL, a russian automobile company that's been down on it's luck since the fall of the Iron Curtain.

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2014/05/last-russian-limousine-2014528113543724920.html

quote:

For the first time in twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the workers and engineers of the Soviet ZIL car factory in Moscow receive a special order from the Russian Ministry of Defence.

Three brand new trademark ZIL limousines have been commissioned for the Victory Day Parade on Red Square. In times past they would have had 5 years to make these, but now they only have 2.

The team feels it has a chance to show their specialist skills, despite the fact that the workforce is depleted and the machinery is obsolete. Professionals are called out of retirement to help, and migrant workers are called on to meet the deadline. They all cling to their routines, out of pride, out of desperation, and out of a basic need to survive.

The writing is on the wall for the factory: the government has plans to 're-assign' the factory land. This could be the last order the factory fulfils. And once the final checks are made and the limousines are ready to star in the parade, the order is cancelled for no reason. This is Russian tragicomedy at its best.

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Pyromancer
Apr 29, 2011

This man must look upon the fire, smell of it, warm his hands by it, stare into its heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0FvoYseTz4

graham cracker
Mar 8, 2004

"There is no God! Right, Mama?"

"True."



He probably assured them all it was safe. If only there was a way to detect if he was lying or not.

Bubblyblubber
Nov 17, 2014
I'd have thought all the vodka would make a slav more flammable, but the flames go through his clothes and he seems to be not even a little bit worse for wear.

Not even flaming pants can beat the coldness inside, such is life.

Lazer Monkey
Jan 15, 2005

No fucks given.

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




Bubblyblubber posted:

I'd have thought all the vodka would make a slav more flammable, but the flames go through his clothes and he seems to be not even a little bit worse for wear.

Not even flaming pants can beat the coldness inside, such is life.
cheapest vodka here is so cheap it does not burn. terrific quality, locally is called "the burnt"

Bubblyblubber
Nov 17, 2014
Well, there you go. It does take a soviet mindset to equate quality with flammability in products intended for human consumption. Good job, slavs, well done.

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




Bubblyblubber posted:

Well, there you go. It does take a soviet mindset to equate quality with flammability in products intended for human consumption. Good job, slavs, well done.
once you have a burnt hangover, you'll get what i talk about

Bubblyblubber
Nov 17, 2014
tell us vectētis kalstrams, tell us of the old country. is it true men drank liquid fire and survived? did they squat magnificently in their abibas finery? did they ride their mighty carriages flush with heavenly ambrosia?

Necros
Jul 23, 2003

are russian breathilizers different from american ones or did that guy not only remain alive but also stay standing and even drive before blowing 4.00 or higher?

RNG
Jul 9, 2009

Proper breathalyzer technique at 2:40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmti-h1S9nA&t=160s

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
this one is also good

The_Franz
Aug 8, 2003

Happy belated Easter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihh0QsYenUY

Hogge Wild
Aug 21, 2012

by FactsAreUseless
Pillbug
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3770267



If you have a Vkontakte profile that's older than 3 years you can upload your own pics.

Hogge Wild
Aug 21, 2012

by FactsAreUseless
Pillbug

Jose posted:

this one is also good



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sADF-E2m7nA

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
The bad motherfucker director has made a full length film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96EChBYVFhU

Power Khan
Aug 20, 2011

by Fritz the Horse

Bubblyblubber posted:

tell us vectētis kalstrams, tell us of the old country. is it true men drank liquid fire and survived? did they squat magnificently in their abibas finery? did they ride their mighty carriages flush with heavenly ambrosia?

Blowing a straight 4 and still standing is impressive. This guy must be an alcoholic of legends. A superhero of alcoholism.

Power Khan fucked around with this message at 13:55 on Mar 31, 2016

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




JaucheCharly posted:

Blowing a straight 4 and still standing is impressive. This guy must be an alcoholic of legends. A superhero of alcoholism.
4 is a trainee. my hometown had a 7 promille tractor weaving like a snake over 4 lane road a few years ago. somewhere around the same time, iirc, there was incident in riga with guy who had 9

Hogge Wild
Aug 21, 2012

by FactsAreUseless
Pillbug
Soviet safety posters stolen from D&D:

































































If someone could translate a few it would be cool.

HUGE PUBES A PLUS
Apr 30, 2005

graham cracker
Mar 8, 2004

"There is no God! Right, Mama?"

"True."


Hogge Wild posted:

Soviet safety posters stolen from D&D:



If someone could translate a few it would be cool.

Okay comrade, let us just check under train... okay, wheel skeleton is present and ready, all checks go.

Hogge Wild
Aug 21, 2012

by FactsAreUseless
Pillbug

Marky Marx posted:

Okay comrade, let us just check under train... okay, wheel skeleton is present and ready, all checks go.

спасибо comrade

Lady Morgaga
Aug 27, 2012

by Smythe

I was drunk at work!

Dont walk on the fish.

Main reasons of trauma. Man falling from height. Things falling on man.

Remember the wheels!

Dont carry unplugged bottles. (The big rear end bottle labeled "Acid")

Unguarded saw is dangerous. GOT IT?

Be careful with pitchfork.

peanut
Sep 9, 2007


A+ reposted to OSHA thread

William Bear
Oct 26, 2012

"That's what they all say!"

Vladimir Poutine posted:

This dude's a time traveller:


*materializes in a flash of light, squatting on ATM*

"People of 2179 Russia, have discovered potato yet?"

"No"

*dematerializes*

3D Megadoodoo
Nov 25, 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Viwwetf0gU

simplyhorribul
Jul 30, 2013
Time to regret the liberal aviation laws.

Edit; also found this.



Common sense, the talent slavs never herited...?

simplyhorribul fucked around with this message at 20:50 on Apr 2, 2016

Hogge Wild
Aug 21, 2012

by FactsAreUseless
Pillbug

Lady Morgaga posted:


I was drunk at work!

Dont walk on the fish.

Main reasons of trauma. Man falling from height. Things falling on man.

Remember the wheels!

Dont carry unplugged bottles. (The big rear end bottle labeled "Acid")

Unguarded saw is dangerous. GOT IT?

Be careful with pitchfork.

Thanks! :cheers:


Hogge Wild
Aug 21, 2012

by FactsAreUseless
Pillbug

Melian Dialogue
Jan 9, 2015

NOT A RACIST
As everyone knows in history, it's a real good idea to have the Minister of Defence also be in the Military they are directing, real genius idea.

Archives
Nov 23, 2008

Melian Dialogue posted:

As everyone knows in history, it's a real good idea to have the Minister of Defence also be in the Military they are directing, real genius idea.

These middle aged housewives must be really good at war.

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




russian defence minister, fyi, is both literal and metaphorical firefighter. he is one of the hardest working highest level statesmen post-soviet russia has had, and was put in charge of mod after the last minister flopped, as he did astoundingly well being minister of emergency services

barbecue at the folks
Jul 20, 2007


kalstrams posted:

russian defence minister, fyi, is both literal and metaphorical firefighter. he is one of the hardest working highest level statesmen post-soviet russia has had, and was put in charge of mod after the last minister flopped, as he did astoundingly well being minister of emergency services

Yeah, with foreign minister Lavrov he's actually one of the few highly competent officials around. So much worse for the Motherland's neighbours in both cases.

du -hast
Mar 12, 2003

BEHEAD THOSE WHO INSULT GENTOO
I guess this is the place to ask: there's a giant cat thing in Russia, like the size of a golden retriever. It looks like basically a really big housecat. IIRC they are not domesticated tho. What is it called?

3D Megadoodoo
Nov 25, 2010

du -hast posted:

I guess this is the place to ask: there's a giant cat thing in Russia, like the size of a golden retriever. It looks like basically a really big housecat. IIRC they are not domesticated tho. What is it called?

Delirium.

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




du -hast posted:

I guess this is the place to ask: there's a giant cat thing in Russia, like the size of a golden retriever. It looks like basically a really big housecat. IIRC they are not domesticated tho. What is it called?
манул i.e. Palla's cat

du -hast
Mar 12, 2003

BEHEAD THOSE WHO INSULT GENTOO

kalstrams posted:

манул i.e. Palla's cat

Manul! That's it. Thanks :3:

Mr. Unlucky
Nov 1, 2006

by R. Guyovich
wow that's weird it's like the missing link between house cat and wild cat.

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




i'll admit to being complicit to missing out on posting videos and jpgs itt so let me try to fix that today
so, manul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_LGaK3oxIk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwaEjn6lydU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqNHFkhA1y8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF7DgKzC_ao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIWnQlESHkg

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du -hast
Mar 12, 2003

BEHEAD THOSE WHO INSULT GENTOO
Those are really cool.

So I guess they can't be domesticated?

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