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Belarusian in St. Petersburg

A young woman from Belarus living in St. Petersburg

Sergey: Russia Village School Teacher

Sergey, Russian village school teacher

North Russia Village Mother

Russian village mother

Russian Village Pupil

Russian village pupil

St. Petersburg Clubbers

St. Petersburg Clubbers

Artem: Entrepreneur, Father

Artem, a St. Petersburg native

St. Petersburg Twins

Twins Katya and Dasha

Masha: Culture Studies Student

St. Petersburg Barber

Barber

Olga: Tattoo Master

Olga with her dog

Early Morning Street Fashion

Early Morning Street Fashion

Slava: Heavy Metal Fan

Sergey's nickname is Black

Teenager in St. Petersburg

Teenager

Konstantin: Construction Industry

Konstantin, a construction industry worker

Alexander: Tattoo Salon Owner

Tattoo Salon Owner

Tikhon: Visiting Grandma

Lilia: Novosibirsk University Student

Lilia and friend drinking coffee.

Roman: Kemerovo Break Dancer

Roman showing off his moves.

Sergei: Novosibirsk Hairdresser & Father

Novosibirsk Ballroom Dancing

Ksenia: IT Specialist, Pole Dancer

Margarita: Roses for Mom

Alina: Internet Nail Business

Stanislav: Winter Night Biker

Rostislav: Village School Teacher

Anna: Mother of Twins

Anna: Lawyer, Small Business Owner

Daniil: Village Basketball Coach

Andrei: IT Specialist, Pagan Slavic

Andrei walking home in 0c with no hat or sweater.

Vlad: Engineer Making Matryoshka Dolls

Nafset: Seeing-Impaired Singer

Nina: Teenage Model

Bulat & Oscar: IT Startup

Bulat and Oscar

Alona: Craft Beer Bar Owner

Alona at the Irish pub she works at when not at her own craft beer bar.

Robert: Culture Center Founder

Ildar: Journalist, Cafe Owner

Ildar, a freelance journalist, opened a co-working cafe.

Eduard: Longing for Europe

Eduard lived in Spain for eight years.

Marat: From Dancer to Bartender

Marat at the Irish Bar.

Dima: Craft Beer Producer

Dima at his beer making facility on the outskirts of Kazan.

Lilia: Irish Dance Instructor

Lilia has been teaching Irish dance since 2007

Rinat: Driving Instructor, Bicycle Rider

Rinat on his bike

Leonid: Starting Small Business

Leonid will launch a small business to customize sneakers.

Natasha: Working Mother

Natasha from Kazan

Artur: Performance Artist, Student

Artur showing his skills.

Alyona: Double Undergraduate Major

Alyona is double majoring in economics and teaching

Rakhim: Horse-Carriage Owner

Natasha: Foreign Language Student

Natasha is from Cheboksari near Kazan.

Farida: K-Pop Fan from Kazan

Kazan: Street Fashion

Rustam: First Time at Starbucks

Konstantin: Clothing Designer

Konstantin is a clothing designer

Rinat: Tutoring Math

Rinat offering math lessons outside a metro station.

Dmitry: Musician on Arbat

Dmitry plays on Arbat in his free time.

Fashionable Pensioner in Moscow

A senior citizen in Moscow.

Daria: Crimean in Moscow

Daria from Crimea

Kolya: Living in a Tent

Kola sitting near Arbat.

Dasha & Valeria: High School Classmates

Dasha and Evgenia

Lira: Recalling the 1990s

Lira, 24.

Russian EMO Fans

Russian EMO fans

Eva: Arkhangelsk High School Girl

Eva, 16, on her bicycle in Arkhangelsk.

Solovetsky Island Retiree

A Solovetsky retiree.

Arkhangelsk Retiree

A retired woman walking along the refurbished seaside.

Ilya: Diamond Company Worker

Ilya with his girlfriend Ksenia and dog Lavrenti.

Elizaveta: Future Speech Therapist

Elizaveta with her drawing in a Arkhangelsk cafe.

Alexander: North Russia Kiosk Owner

Alexander in his coffee kiosk.

Babushka on Solovki Island

An 87-year old grandmother on Solovki

Daria: Leaving the North for Moscow

Daria plans on leaving Arkhanglesk for Moscow.

First-Time Moms

Friends and first-time mothers out for a walk with their newborn children.

Nastya & Vika: Russian Twins

Retired Engineer, Fisherman

Fisherman

Irina: Northern Village Girl

Irina in the center with her classmates at her side.

Nazira: Mother, Business Owner

Jyrgalbek: Tourism Business, Shepherd

Kyrgyz Village School Girl

Kyrgyz High School Student

Kyrgyz Family, Soros Beneficiaries

Kyrgyz family selling strawberries from their field on the side of a road outside Bishkek.

Kyrgyz Convenience Store Worker

Begimai: English & Chinese Language Student

Begimai holding her English-language material.

Anastasia: Legal Student Turned Goods Maker

Anastasia with the knitted goods she was selling.

Daria & Albina: Headed to Germany

Daria and Albina would like to study in Germany.

Myrzabek: Kyrgyz NGO Volunteer

Myrzabek is a volunteer in an NGO that aims to stop ethnic divides in Kyrgyzstan.

Nadyr & Aidana: English Language Students

Nadyr and Aidana on their way to English class.

Norbek: Kyrgyz Yurt Maker

Norbek makes yurts in his family's courtyard.

A Kyrgyz career driver in Naryn

Kyrgyz Construction Worker in Russia

The young man on the right said he worked in Russia in construction.

Kyrgyz Farmer, Last of USSR Conscripts

A Kyrgyz farmer with two of his four children.

Kyrgyz High School Students

Kyrgyz high school friends

Kyrgyz Village Family

A mother with three of her six children.

Kyrgyz Medical Students

Two Kyrgyz medical students

Ramzan: Dungan Farmer

A Dungan farmer

Kenjebek: Returns to Village

Kenjebek showing his family photo.

Azim: Kyrgyz Shoe Seller

Azim (right) with a a friend at his shoe kiosk in a Bishkek market.

Dungan Fruit Seller

A Dungan woman selling fruit on the side of a road.

Misha: Kyrgyz Watch Specialist

His mother gave birth to 14 children, 12 of which survived.

Kyrgyz Shepherd

An ethnic Russian shepherd in Kyrgyzstan.

Natasha: Russian Teacher in Bishkek

Natasha teaches Russian in Bishkek.

Friends from Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Two friends wearing a Moscow and USA shirt.

Lena: View on the USA

Lena at the youth hostel that she works at part time.

Anna: Building Websites

Anna sitting in the park learning to build a website.

Dmitry & Alyona: Metallica Fans

Dmitry with his 17 year-old daughter Alyona.

Dima: Metallica Fan, Microbiologist

Dima outside the Metallica concert.

Olga: Fashionista on Red Square

Olga was walking across Red Square on a Sunday evening before sunset.

Dima: Physics PhD Student

Irina: Korean Language Student

Irina went to Korea this summer to study the language.

Katerina: Opera Singer

Katerina fell in love with opera at age 14.

Anton: Eyeglass Frames Maker

Anton started his eyeglass frame business after losing his corporate job.

Sergey: ‘The Pastor’

Sergei, 25, said his friends jokingly call him 'The Pastor' because he usually wears black.

Vsevolod: Backpacker on Scooter

Vsevolod on his foot scooter outside the hostel in Nizhny Novgorod.

Olga: Fitness Enthusiast, Entrepreneur

Olga after her morning workout.

Jiuletta: Italian Roots

Juliette said she has some Italian roots.

Konstantin: Coffee Truck Owner

Konstantin making coffee at the music festival with his girlfriend.

Alina: Cosplay Fan

Alina made her own costume of the Crystal Maiden from Dota 2.

Elizabeth: St. Pete High School Student

Elizaveta was wearing this t-shirt in the center of St. Petersburg.

Alexander: Chukotka Native

Alexander grew up in Chukotka

Shakh: Making it in Moscow

Shakh moved from Samarkand to Moscow four years ago.

Katya: New York Bound

Katya met a Russian man on line living in New York.

Karina: Book Seller

Karina standing in front of the bus book store she currently works for.

Alla: Embroidery Artist

Alla is an embroidery artist in Moscow.

Albert: Taking on McDonald’s

Albert with this girlfriend, a hairdresser.

Mikhail & Natasha: From Omsk

Mikhail, 24 and Natasha, 21, sitting at a Moscow park.

Denis: Clothing Designer, Husky Lover

Valery: Nizhny Barber

Valery is a barber in Nizhny Novgorod.

Ksenia: Colorful, Future Designer

Ksenia was hanging out with friends near a park.

Nodir: Convenience Store Worker

Nodir standing inside the convenience store he works at.

Anna: From Yoga to Iron Man

Anna running along the Moscow River on a weekday night.

Maria: Getting Married

Maria, left, and her friend along the Moscow river.

Lev: Ex-Auto Engineer

Lev holding a GAZ 12 toy car similar to the one his parents gave him.

Milana: Birthday Girl, Barista

Milana, a Starbucks barista, was dressed up for her birthday.

Sergey: Instagram Photographer

Sergey currently takes and edit photos with his phone for a living.

Ismail: Building Home in Village

Ismail works at a park in Moscow.

Denis: Family Empire Dream

Denis was walking around in sunglasses at night.

Dasha: Economics Student from Tver

Dasha is studying economics in Moscow.

Svetlana: Teaching Children Crafts

Svetlana said she normally dresses like this.

Artem: Father, Dancer, Business Owner

Artem started talking dance classes in his 30s.

Wedding in Moscow Park

A newly wed couple at Gorky Park.

Kerim: Punk Guitarist, Phys Ed Student

Kerim says he wants to work with people with physical limitations.

Yana: Rollerblading with Dog

Yana holding her 4 month-old Spitz

Elena: Engineer, Fire Show Performer

Yulia and Elena practicing fire show techniques under a bridge in Nizhny Novgorod.

Alyona: Moscow Suburb Medical Student

Alyona sitting in the Moscow metro.

Katya: Teenage Skateboarder

Katya with her longboard in the metro.

Tatiana & Daria: Tango Dancing

Tatiana and Daria dancing near the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin.

Stas: Retired Muscovite

Stas was born in Baku, but has been living in Moscow for decades.

Vasily & Nikita: College Roommates

Vasily and Nikita were on their way to a blues concert.

Tanya: Advertisement Manager

Tanya is a manager at an advertisement company.

Nizhny Novgorod City

Russian Balalaika Maker

A worker at a small company that produces balalaikas.

Yura & Sergei: Nizhny Guitarists

Yuri and Sergei looking over the Volga at twilight.

Sergei: Flower for Girlfriend

Sergei was waiting at the train station to greet his girlfriend.

Ivan & Nadezhda: Visiting from Surgut

Ivan and Nadezhda are from Surgut.

Maxim: Young Sailor

Maxim is a sailor.

Ibragim: Returning Home to Ingushetia

Ibragim will return home to Inigushetia after 15 years in Nizhny Novgorod.

Vlad: Living in a Hostel

Vlad standing outside his hostel room.

Snezhana: Mom & Pole Dance Instructor

Snezhana, 40, opened her own pole dancing school in September, 2014.

Grigori: Sports Store Owner

Grigori said he runs a sporting goods store on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg.

Girl with Pet Rabbit

She was walking a rabbit along the Nizhny Novgorod riverside at twilight.

Ismail: Uzbek Immigrant Worker

An Uzbek immigrant worker at VDNKh park.

Alina & Polina: Reunited After 4 Years

Alina, 21, and Polina, 20, were walking at Moscow's Gorky Park.

Rada: Rollerblading with Twins

Rada was rollerblading with her 5 month-old twin daughters at a Moscow park.

Timofei & Anna: Rock Fans

Timofei and Anna, 17, were sitting at a park in Moscow dressed in black leather coats.

Svetlana: Mother of Three

Vera & Yulia: Twins from Siberia

Andrei & Tanya: Rock Concert Visitors

These two visitors to the Rock festival outside Moscow said they drove in their own cars.

Arif: Russia World Cup Worker

Arif left university to join the Russia World Cup committee.

Vika: Dreaming of Moscow Metro Career

Vika, a university student, wants to work on Moscow Metro construction projects in the future.

Evgeny: Street Food Kiosk Owner

Evgeny, 50, opened his food kiosk two months ago.

Anya: Pumping Gas in New Jersey

Anya, an IT specialist, spent two summers working in New Jersey.

Vladimir: Moscow Stylist

Vladimir studied jazz, but decided to pursue fashion.

Vazgen: Artist Crossing Red Square

Vazget was crossing Red Square at sunset time.

Arif: Working on World Cup 2018

Arif was planning his summer trip at 10:30 pm at night.

Sergei: St. Petersburg Fitness Instructor

Sergei works as a fitness trainer in Moscow.

Sasha & Anastasia: Donut Cafe Owners

Sasha and Anastasia have begun to expand their donut cafe via franchise agreements.

Evgeny: Barbershop Owner Just Married

Evgeny just got married last week.

Vladimir: St. Petersburg Shoemaker

Vladimir first got interested in sneakers as a teenage skateboarder in St. Petersburg.

Anya: St. Petersburg Shoemaker

Anya has been making shoes in this 20sqm workshop for three years.

Oleg: Cappuccino on Red Square

Oleg said he rode from St. Petersburg to Moscow to have coffee on Red Square.

St. Petersburg Female Motorbiker

She said she was 47 years old.

Mystic: Blue Man from St. Petersburg

Mystic said he has some Turkish heritage.

Adelina & Polina: From from Magnitogorsk

Adelina and Polina, 24, both grew up in the steel town of Magnitogorsk.

Irina: St. Petersburg Image Stylist

Irina is an image stylist in St. Petersburg.

Kazbek: Family of Teachers

Kazbek, 18, comes from a family of teachers.

Mikhail: High-Fiving Strangers

Mikhail was in St. Petersburg to take part in a marathon.

Kirill: Owner of Hairfucker Salon

Kirill has been a barber for 12 years.

Alexander: Engineer-Turned-Photographer

Alexander, 24, didn't bother pursuing an engineering job, going straight into photography.

Valeria: Left Ukraine for St. Petersburg

Valeria moved to St. Petersburg from Kharkov

Zhanna & Yana: Twins Studying Chemistry

Zhanna and Yana study chemistry.

Anna & Anastasia: St. Petersburg Students

Anna and Anastasia, 20, were walking along Nevsky Prospect.

Sasha: Arctic Girl in Search of Herself

Sasha was making coffee from the back of a truck while reading Machiavelli.

Maria: Street Musician in Europe

Maria, 22, plays music on the streets of Europe.

Oleg: St. Petersburg Musician

Alan & Gulnaz: Artists from Moscow

Alan & Gulnaz live in Moscow and traveled to St. Petersburg for Alan's music performance.

Evgeny: 1920s Gangster Fashion

Evgeny, 18, said he likes 1920s American gangster style.

Yulia: Finding Herself in St. Petersburg

Yulia grew up in Murmansk and moved to St. Petersburg four years ago.

Alisa: Family of Architects

Alisa is an architect in St. Petersburg.

Yulia & Masha: Twins from Murmansk

Yulia and Masha are 21 year-old twins from Murmansk.

Svetlana: Psychology University Graduate

Svetlana, 22, just graduated university.

Artem: ‘Brooklyn’ Clothing Store Owner

Artem has started to add Russian-made goods to his American clothing store.

Katya & Lena: Celebrating Birthday in St. Petes

Katya and Elena came to St. Petes to celebrate the latter's 17th birthday.

Andrei: Reggae Musician, Grandfather

Andrei has been playing reggae music for 35 years.

Lada: Daughter of a Drummer

Lada, 16, plays the drums....as does her dad.

Serafima: St. Petersburg Bike Rider

Serafima was crossing Nevsky on her bike after a short, but hard, rain storm.

Vasily: Grammar School History Teacher

Vasily is a history teacher in St. Petersburg.

Max & Maria: Getting Married in Las Vegas

Max and Maria plan to marry in Las Vegas this year.

Polina: St. Petersburg High School Graduate

Polina is a high school graduate from St. Petersburg.

Alina: Costume Play Fan

Christiana: Advanced English High School Student

Vladimir: Financial Investor

Sveta: Tattoo Master

Andrei: Veteran Motorcyclist

Russian Sisters from Vladivostok

Tatiana: Moscow High School Graduate

Kyrgyz Sisters Relaxing in Moscow

Misha: Yoga Instructor from Arctic

Danil: Economics Student, Bow Tie Fan

Danil says he has about 6 bow ties.

Artur: Cadet High School Graduate

Artur is graduating cadet school.

Alexei: Audio Expert, Rockabilly Fan

Alexei, a rockabilly fan.

Sergei: Russian Bow Tie & Hat Maker

Sergei accidentally started his tie and hat business.

Nina: Still Bicycling, Rollerblading at 70

Nina still bikes around Moscow at age 70.

Igor: Wheelchair Producer, Accessibility Advocate

Igor makes wheel chairs for active people.

Varya & Luba: Moscow Tap Dancers

Luba and Varya dancing at sunset along the Moscow River.

Yulia: Smolensk IT Manager

Yulia, a sociologist by training, works as a freelance IT manager.

Dmitry: Top Russian Rubik’s Cube Player

Dmitry at Gorky Park with his Rubik's Cube.

Valery & Daughter Polina: Off to US

Valery with his daughter Polina, who was bound for a summer job in the US.

Dagestani Youth

Dagestani youth

Kamil: Dagestani Volleyball Player

Kamil is studying to become a traffic police officer.

Sharukhan: Dagestani Dental Student

Sharukhan would like to become a dentist.

Anton: Tbilisi Pizzeria Owner

Anton recently moved to Tbilisi to open a pizzeria with his Ukrainian business partner.

Kakha: Street Popcorn Seller

Kakha said its hard to find a job in Georgia.

Anna: Considering Move to Germany

Anna said she would like to move to Germany to study.

Giorgi: Barbra Streisand Fan, ex-Teacher

Giorgi, a former teacher, sells souvenirs on the streets of Tbilisi.

Tamta: Georgian Hotel Management Student

Tamta wants to work for an international hotel chain.

Roco: Batumi Shoe Repairman

Roco said his father starting working in a shoe production plant at the age of 14.

Davit: Georgian Chef

Davit, a chef, is hoping to work in the US for a few years.

Sakura: Dagestani Dancer

Sakura said she is not ready for marriage.

Valerian: Career Soviet Officer

Valerian recalled fishing as a school boy some 75 years ago near the spot he was sitting at.

Marina: Batumi Convenience Store Owner

Marina and her Armenian friend said life is tough economically in Batumi.

Irakly & Raul: Batumi Wood Craftsmen

Irakly and Raul were heading out to work.

Oleg: Working in Turkey’s Tea Fields

Oleg had 'Life Goes On' tattooed on the side of this neck.

Qethy: US Peace Corps Host

Qethy said she learned English from the US Peace Corp volunteers living with her.

Timur: Georgian Taxi Driver

Timur thought it was more important for Georgia to have good relations with Russia than with the west.

Mishel: Writing Book about Georgian LGBT

Mishel, a Scandinavian studies student, is writing a book on the Georgian LGBT life.

Georgian School Girls

These girls were marking 'anti-bully' day at school.

Mako: 3rd Generation Math Teacher

Teo and Mako hanging out.

Anna: Veterinarian Student from Georgia

Anna likes the Scorpions and Pink Floyd.

Anna: Georgian High School Student

Anna said her father died about 10 years ago and that her mom recently went to Turkey to work.

Tarkan: Economist, Grandfather, Chess Player

Tarkan at his family's summer house.

Georgian Construction Worker

Georgian construction worker

Giorgi: Recalling the Deficit Days

Giorgi standing in front of a convenience store in Tbilisi.

Georgian Brother & Sister

A Georgian Brother & Sister

Avtandil: Georgian Barber Since Age 15

AVtandil standing in front of his barber shop.

Astxik: Armenian Pizzeria Waitress

Armenian Cousins: Waiters & Students

Armenian Cousins

Pierre: ex-Syria Basketball Player

Pierre played basketball in Syria.

Olya: Tbilisi Medical Student

Olya is studying to become a doctor.

Shuana: Caught Between Family and Dreams

Shuana would like to travel for personal and professional development.

Medea: Fresh Bread Saleswoman

Medea would like to find a job in the legal industry.

Giorgi: Georgian Ranger Hopeful

Giorgi said the Georgian rangers didn't like his tattoos and turned down his application.

Anna: Georgian Teenager Living with Aunt

Anna wants to be an architect.

Omari & Tomas: Georgian Shepherds

Omari is 73 years old

Magomed: Dagestan Photographer, Student