Category: Society

Mikhail Khan created drawings of zodiac signs the Russian way. As the reflection of Russia’s subculture of gopniks, Khan’s zodiac signs illustrate daily life of an average thug.

Spring is the cheerful time of the year in Russia. It brings sunshine and warmth. However, spring has a dark side too. While the snow melts, it uncovers filthy …

Since the late fifties, Housing Authorities (ЖЭК) are responsible for maintenance and landscaping of Russia’s neighborhoods. Each block used to have a housing office with its own maintenance crew …

There is a huge tire plant in the city of Yaroslavl. It is the largest tire plant in the Eastern Europe. Probably because of this fact, old tires are …

Since it began as a radio program back in 1947, Candid Camera, a hidden camera reality television series, has been a favorite in American homes. In 1961, the show …

Between July 2004 and August 2005, award winning British photographer Simon Roberts traveled across Russia, while taking pictures for his project Motherland. His images are not ordinary representations of …

It’s not a secret that Soviet secondary education included military classes where school children used to learn how to handle weapons. A few month ago, RT reported that some …

It took few days Novosibirsk activists to organize an event commemorating Defender of the Fatherland Day. They got an agreement of certain apartment tenants to switch lights on/off in …

Belgian photographer Bieke Depoorter has an unusual way of working. For three periods of one month, she has let the Trans-Siberian train guide her alongside forgotten villages, from living …