Here is Russia’s far North East through the eyes of its nomadic reindeer herder population, the Eveny. Photographed by Yakutia's most vocal ambassador, journalist and travel guide, Bolot Bochkarev.
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USSR and Beyond, 1977: The West
After the USSR, Finland was a cultural shock! Probably exaggerated intentionally to underline the differences between the East and the West.
USSR and beyond, 1977: The East
A guest post by my father, Aleksandar: "In 1974, I returned home to Yugoslavia from my life-changing trip to India. When all the excitement and stories settled, my father Slobodan started behaving very strangely."
"The Blue Bird" Costumes, 1908
I've been in a Halloween state of mind, and somehow vintage costumes seem a whole lot more frightening. Perhaps because the lines between reality and figment look just a little blurred.
Moscow's Metro Dogs
About 500 dogs are estimated to live in Moscow's subway. Many have learned to use the metro system to commute to the downtown core in search of food.
Ghost Town Walks: Fukushima & Chernobyl
Google streetview's "Memories of the Future" project.
Soviet Textiles, 1920s
Often, something as simple as a textile pattern can send me on a trip, deep down the rabbit hole to post-revolution, 1920s Russia.
Russia in Colour, 1900s
I had never heard of Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorskii (where have I been living?!), so when I stumbled on his early 20th century photographs of the Russian Empire I was blown away.
All hail the train!
If you know me well, you're probably sick of hearing me talk about this epic trip, it's just that I'm yet to find someone who is committed to boarding this train with me.
Say ‘yes’ to Yakutsk!
I've been on the hunt for more info about a Siberian region called Yakutya and its capital, the coldest inhabitable city in the world—Yakutsk