Russia: Facts Hardly Anyone Knows, Obviously

Published on December 20, 2017
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Check Mate

Chess is probably synonymous with Russia and for good reason. At the beginning of the 20th century, chess had become one of the country’s strongest suits and to this day Russia claims more than half of the top 20 chess players ever. Fun fact – in 1584 when Czar Ivan IV died, reports told that he was playing chess at the time. Checkmate.

Check Mate

Check Mate

Russia To Alaska

Taking engineering to the next level has got to be the project called the TKM-World Link. Russia is planning to construct 3 undersea tunnels from Russia to Alaska that will cost close to $65 billion! Their argument when it comes to the financial intelligence of the move, is that it will save a fortune of money in the long run.

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Russia To Alaska

Russia To Alaska