More than a bit terrifying... I hope the thing is no longer in service but I can't read Russian!
http://community.livejournal.com/ru_submarine/17486.html
They're all being scrapped.
I don't think any are in service anymore.
Not a lot of plastic in a Soviet Submarine.
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 29, 2009, 08:59:57 AM
Not a lot of plastic in a Soviet Submarine.
They do apparently have plenty of rust though.
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 29, 2009, 08:59:57 AM
Not a lot of plastic in a Soviet Submarine.
You noticed... I visited the country in 1989 and that was one of the things that surprised me, no plastic in sight anywhere: even soda vending machines used glass cups! That and the complete absence of electronics made one feel like a time traveller back in 1950.
@Neil, Raz
A quick search shows at least 'Dmitri Donskoi' is supposedly still in service, probably as a test bed for the new Bulava ICBM. The two Typhoon in the photos could be 'Severstal' and 'Arkhangelsk', listed as "in reserve awaiting possible modernization"...
Quote from: Alatriste on April 30, 2009, 01:20:27 AM
The two Typhoon in the photos could be 'Severstal' and 'Arkhangelsk', listed as "in reserve awaiting possible modernization"...
And with fossil fuel prices down, they'll be scrapped in short order as the Russian economy collapses.
Their armor is way superior to anything the US has.
Wow. That's pretty sad.
Quote from: Alatriste on April 30, 2009, 01:20:27 AM
even soda vending machines used glass cups!
I remember seeing a documentary or news report in the 80s in which one of those machines was demonstrated. There was just one glass that everyone had to drink from (not sure how they kept people from stealing the glass). Before your soda came out, a brief squirt of warm water supposedly 'cleaned' the glass. NO THANKS.
Quote from: derspiess on April 30, 2009, 01:42:08 PM
I remember seeing a documentary or news report in the 80s in which one of those machines was demonstrated. There was just one glass that everyone had to drink from (not sure how they kept people from stealing the glass). Before your soda came out, a brief squirt of warm water supposedly 'cleaned' the glass. NO THANKS.
Ever read the story about how Dracula kept people from stealing the golden goblet that was used to draw well water?
Quote from: Caliga on April 30, 2009, 02:29:55 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 30, 2009, 01:42:08 PM
I remember seeing a documentary or news report in the 80s in which one of those machines was demonstrated. There was just one glass that everyone had to drink from (not sure how they kept people from stealing the glass). Before your soda came out, a brief squirt of warm water supposedly 'cleaned' the glass. NO THANKS.
Ever read the story about how Dracula kept people from stealing the golden goblet that was used to draw well water?
He jacked off in it? :x
Quote from: Alatriste on April 30, 2009, 01:20:27 AM"in reserve awaiting possible modernization"...
Russian Navy code for "sank at the pier, repaint upon raising for possible sale" ?
Quote from: derspiess on April 30, 2009, 01:42:08 PM
Quote from: Alatriste on April 30, 2009, 01:20:27 AM
even soda vending machines used glass cups!
I remember seeing a documentary or news report in the 80s in which one of those machines was demonstrated. There was just one glass that everyone had to drink from (not sure how they kept people from stealing the glass). Before your soda came out, a brief squirt of warm water supposedly 'cleaned' the glass. NO THANKS.
I can confirm this. Apparently Soviets lagged behind 14th century Europe when it came to understanding the nature of infectuous diseases.
Quote from: derspiess on April 30, 2009, 01:42:08 PM
Quote from: Alatriste on April 30, 2009, 01:20:27 AM
even soda vending machines used glass cups!
I remember seeing a documentary or news report in the 80s in which one of those machines was demonstrated. There was just one glass that everyone had to drink from (not sure how they kept people from stealing the glass). Before your soda came out, a brief squirt of warm water supposedly 'cleaned' the glass. NO THANKS.
NO... WAY.... This can't be true. :huh:
I'm sure it was a squirt of
vodka that cleaned the glass, not a squirt of water... :cool:
Quote from: DGuller on April 30, 2009, 03:11:07 PM
I can confirm this. Apparently Soviets lagged behind 14th century Europe when it came to understanding the nature of infectuous diseases.
Well, the Russian understanding of biology is way behind that of the civilized world.
Here's a typical Soviet soda vending machine as I remember them from my childhood:
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deadprogrammer.com%2Fphotos%2Fsoviet-soda-machine-2.jpg&hash=a11899a72332079da0681d2758cb1090f4fc686f)
:mmm:
I remember when I was in the Soviet Union they sold some soft drink in brown bottles all over the place. Wasn't bad but it didn't have a very strong taste.
Quote from: DGuller on April 30, 2009, 04:32:00 PM
Here's a typical Soviet soda vending machine as I remember them from my childhood:
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deadprogrammer.com%2Fphotos%2Fsoviet-soda-machine-2.jpg&hash=a11899a72332079da0681d2758cb1090f4fc686f)
:mmm:
In Soviet Russia, the machine dispenses with you.
Mindblowing.
Nothing like seing the rotten remains of the enemy's war machine.
Quote from: Neil on April 30, 2009, 04:13:26 PM
Quote from: DGuller on April 30, 2009, 03:11:07 PM
I can confirm this. Apparently Soviets lagged behind 14th century Europe when it came to understanding the nature of infectuous diseases.
Well, the Russian understanding of biology is way behind that of the civilized world.
Wasn't (some aspects of) medical science one of the few areas where the soviets were doing better?
Quote from: Tyr on May 01, 2009, 02:03:43 PM
Wasn't (some aspects of) medical science one of the few areas where the soviets were doing better?
I can't speak on medical science specifically; but in many areas of theoretical knowledge the Soviets led the western world. Taking that knowledge from the lab to the real world was their problem. For instance they were far ahead of us in telecommunication engineering theory; yet the telephone system they constructed was far inferior to the one that existed in the United States.
Quote from: Tyr on May 01, 2009, 02:03:43 PM
Quote from: Neil on April 30, 2009, 04:13:26 PM
Quote from: DGuller on April 30, 2009, 03:11:07 PM
I can confirm this. Apparently Soviets lagged behind 14th century Europe when it came to understanding the nature of infectuous diseases.
Well, the Russian understanding of biology is way behind that of the civilized world.
Wasn't (some aspects of) medical science one of the few areas where the soviets were doing better?
Possibly. However, their attempt to introduce dialectical materialism to genetics ensured that they were a generation or so behind the West in that particular area.