It feels unusual to see smiling people in Russian streets. I met this man and his son on the Anitchkov bridge, the old and most famous bridge in Saint Petersburg with its four horse sculptures. January 2004. Cela semble peu courant de voir des Russes souriants dans la rue. J’ai croisé cet homme et son…
At the Mariinsky theater, Lyudmila Monastyrska has sung the part of Lady Macbeth in Verdi’s Macbeth conducted by Valery Gergiev (to her right). December 2013. Au théâtre Mariinsky, Lyudmila Monastyrska a chanté le rôle de Lady Macbeth dans Macbeth de Verdi, sous la direction de Valery Gergiev (à sa droite). Décembre 2013.
Two women take advantage of the intermission at the Mariinsky theater to take pictures of the opera costumes that are exhibited there. December 2013. Deux femmes tirent parti de l’entracte au théâtre Mariinsky pour prendre des photos des costumes d’opéra qui y sont exposés. Décembre 2013.
Rainy day at the Chesme church. The church was closed in 1919 by the Bolsheviks and the whole area became a Soviet labor camp. Regular church services were only restored in 1991. May 1996. Jour pluvieux à l’église de Tchesmé. L’église a été fermée en 1919 par les Bolchéviques et tout le quartier transformé en camp…
Intermission at the Mariinsky theater. Saint Petersburg people enjoy the ballet during the Christmas period. December 2013. Entracte au théâtre Mariinsky. Les habitants de Saint-Pétersbourg aiment aller au ballet durant la période de Noël. December 2014.
In the years that followed the fall of USSR, many old people, mostly women, were left with very little revenues. This women was one of them. In order to survive, she was selling plastic bags on the Haymarket square in Saint Petersburg. May 1998. Dans les années qui ont suivi la chute de l’URSS, beaucoup…
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