It is the month of May in Saint-Petersburg, just a few years after the Berlin Wall was torn down. Looking at people’s faces in the streets, you would not believe this is springtime. It will take a few years for the country to enter into the age of mass consumption. May 1996 C’est le mois…
You would not expect the banks of the cold Neva to be used as a beach. But the riverside walls of the Peter and Paul fortress are a favorite sun-lovers’ hangout. Old timers do this standing up for a better tan. June 1998. On ne s’attend pas à ce que les berges de la froide…
It is a cold Easter Sunday in Yaroslavl, one of the cities of the Golden Ring around Moscow. A crowd of orthodox priests, Russian soldiers and worshippers await the Metropolitan’s arrival. There is a mix of a mess and religious fervor. April 2011. NB: this picture won the 3rd prize in the « Eternal Russia » contest…
Palaces and gardens, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great, and sometimes called the « Russian Versailles », attract tourists to Peterhof (UNESCO World Heritage Site). In the Soviet Union, tourist guides, who were allowed to meet foreigners and spoke several languages, enjoyed a privileged status. This lady in the gardens was probably one of…
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