Capturing Russia from white to black, north to south, east to west

Russia

Nizhny Novgorod City

Nizhny Novgorod City

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Sochi: Black Sea Resort

Sochi: Black Sea Resort

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Kalmykia

Kalmykia

Photos from a 4-day visit to Kalmykia in the south of Russia near the Caspian Sea. I visited Kalmykia in August, when the Lotus flowers were in bloom.

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Volga River Village

Volga River Village

Tutaev, on the Volga River, hits a lot of the stereotypes of Russian villages: amazing nature, but a bit littered; plenty of lovely, old churches, but just as many abandoned buildings; very warm and welcoming people, but a few intoxicated ones as well; very picturesque homes, but very bad dirt roads. The pluses more than outweigh the minuses, especially if your there on a sunny day.

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W.Siberia: A Day with a Hunter’s Family

W.Siberia: A Day with a Hunter’s Family

A few photos from a day with Nikolay and his family at their home in the W. Siberian forest. Nikolay is a member of the small Khanti ethnic group, some of whom still carry on the traditions of hunting and fishing.

Surgut: Siberian Oil Town

Surgut: Siberian Oil Town

 

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Krasnoyarsk, Siberia

Krasnoyarsk, Siberia

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