Webcams

[mendeleyev]

In the time when Mr. Putin had seemingly disappeared, a number of what I label as conspiracy theory type of bloggers began to contact Western journalists who cover Russia. Thanks to Twitter, now even the nuts can track us down.

In those electronic "conversations" there was always an assertion of a theory, and then the request to back it up their story. Too funny, or perhaps too sad.

Whether it was regarding trucks parked near Red Square, trucks leaving Red Square, riot police (OMON) deploying across Moscow, or unidentified helicopters hovering over the Kremlin, each contact wanted something to prove their theory.

After tiring of typing back sentences which were invariably followed by, "yeah but...," I decided to send links to webcams. So, you heard of strange helicopters hovering over Lenin's tomb, here is a webcam. Good hunting.

Ah, those riot police on every major street corner? Okay, here is your webcam link. Go see for yourself.

That being said, I can't think of a single RWD poster who might have fit in that conspiracy "nutcase" category, but each of us are interested in what is happening, at the moment, at given times. So, lets compile a webcam directory.

Please contribute any that you know of. From Moscow to Kyiv, from Minsk to Irkutsk, from Lviv to Vitebsk, and from Tashkent to Astana, please add any working webcams that you have found.

Thank you!

PS...many links are too long to fit the forum screen. Go to www.tinyurl.com and resize them for free.

[mendeleyev]

To get us started:

Moscow, near the Taganskaya Plaza: http://tinyurl.com/mbqbwe2


Moscow: at Rogozhskaya Zastava Plaza: http://tinyurl.com/kgbue8j

[jone]

Not that you'd need to see this city for Russian intrigue, but here is Minsk:

http://www.camvista.com/usercams/webcam/315094340/Minsk-live-city-centre-webcam-in-Belarus/

[Ridersfan]

 I enjoy looking at webcams. Unfortunately my favorite which overlooked the square in Chita is no longer working. I don't know if all these are still working.

http://http://www.webcam-index.com/Europe/Russia/

And from there, many views of St. Petersburg including some street level.

http://http://vpiter.com/web-camera-hyde1/eng/

[mendeleyev]

One of the most intriguing sites in Saint Petersburg is the Palace bridge, that opens and closes for water traffic. It is a popular photo op for many a tourist.

http://vpiter.com/web-camera-admiral/eng/

[mendeleyev]

Saint Petersburg, where the best known avenue is Nevsky Prospect.

http://vpiter.com/web-camera-hyde1/eng/


http://vpiter.com/web-camera/eng/

[Ridersfan]

Saint Petersburg, where the best known avenue is Nevsky Prospect.

http://vpiter.com/web-camera-hyde1/eng/


http://vpiter.com/web-camera/eng/

 the top one was nice for people watching, the image isn't always clear now. Do you know if these two cameras are close to each other? There used to be a McDonalds sign visible, perhaps they are no longer there. I was trying to see if I could get the same spot as a street level view on Google maps.

[mendeleyev]

I am not sure how near they are to each other, but they don't seem to be of the same stretch of Nevsky. Maybe someone better familiar with Google coordinates might know.

[msmobyone]

Sochi - there are many ..

http://sochi.camera/#cams1

My fav on this section is the summit of Rosie's Hooters .. or more properly  Роза Хутор

or the beach were my beloved sunbathes 

http://sochi.com/webcamera/3/

For some strange reason - can't find one of Pres Putin's Palace

[SANDRO43]

I thought this deserved a page on our RWDpedia :

http://www.russianwomendiscussion.com/mwiki/index.php/Webcams