Steelworker’s Day

Direct speech from the town festival. Text and photo by: Ekaterina Tolkacheva The metallurgic plant in Karabash has solid relationships with the city. These relationships are sometimes painful, but Steelwor...

Porogi

The oldest functioning hydroelectric plant in Russia. Text and photos by: Ekaterina Tolkacheva Translated by: DM An everpresent rush of water from the dam outside accompanied by a steady drone from the g...

Zlatoust Fashion

Ural monotown and thirst for the fine. Text and photo: Ekaterina Tolkacheva. These photos represent the clothing collection of designer Semyon Dedyaev, citizen of Zlatoust, small Ural town. Semyon Dedya...

The Nonzeroes

Coal, man and voidness. Text and photo: Ilya Pilipenko There is a peculiar calendar in Novokuznetsk. Time is often measured by the tragedies here. That’s what people say: “when “Ulyana” blew” or “after “Ras...

The Longest Street

Hudaiberdin street and the surroundings. Text and photo: Anton Akimov When I was entering Sterlitamak, I expected to see the regression, desolation and negligence of the post-Soviet reality. But I was wrong...

Reason to Be Proud

Victory Day in the town of Sokol . Text and photo:  Ilya Pilipenko Red, blue and white flags on lampposts look like huge leaves. Signs "Congratulations, dear sokolchane" written by hand on the white canvas,...

Deck 6

A typical Barents sea sight. Text and Foto: Anton Sokolov Rolling is almost insensible down at Deck 6. It is down there, around center of the ship, three decks underwater. The future flagship of Indian Navy...

City of Guinness World Records

Where will Star Destroyers be constructed? Text and Foto: Anton Sokolov Our ship, tightly surrounded with tugs and ‘Nicholay Chiker’ (the most powerful naval tug, according to Guinness World Records) is hea...

Eight Words from Pikalyovo

Town as a Dictionary Text: Ilya Pilipenko Pictures: Vladimir Gavrilin Any life space and any town features its own landscape and architecture, as well as an individual vocabulary including local words and p...

Community Center

The community center in the town of Gavrilov-Yam. Text: Ilya Pilipenko Foto: Aleksandr Solo There is a community center in every Russian town. Actually, its presence is what maintains the urban status of th...