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The fictional Kirov airship enjoys a worldwide fame. Much less is known of the real Kirov Tank, designed and built in the late 1930's.

It was ordered as a successor of the mighty… Continue

This all started in a small streetside shop in Tokyo, to produce the prototype camera called Kwanon, which later evolved into the Canon*.

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Not so long ago a friend dropped me a link to a Russian website dedicated to traditional Japanese clothing. Frankly, it's not my cup of tea, but the content seemed rather interesting.

Kids' kimono of 1920s and 1930s. What prints can we see on it? Pets, probably?

Here's one:
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And Automotive God made the colors and gave them to the nations: Green to the British, Blue to the French, White to the Germans. And the Italians got Red. Here are some red Italian cars:

1938 Maserati 8CTF


Today, we see the Italian Racing Red as nearly a synonim of Ferrari. But its different shades were a synonim of Italy long before the Maestro started to build his first car.
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LZ-129 Hindenburg was 803.8 feet long, with a diameter of 135.1 feet, and a total gas capacity of 7,062,000 cubic feet of hydrogen.

Photo: Airships.net

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