Knyazhpogost

A city near the railroad Text and photos: Ilya Pilipenko Translation: Datura Metel It’s early morning. Near the bus station building a few people are smoking sulkily, inspecting at the newcomers. A couple m...

Division by Night

Cities of Pikalyovo and Sokol at night. Text: Ilya Pilipenko Photo: Evgeniy Vanichev Translation: Katya Risu Darkness evens out everything. All detail disappears leaving only a glimpse of its existence. All...

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...

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,...

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...

Place Where Enthusiasm Cooled

A few winter days in the town of Sokol. Text and Foto: Ilya Pilipenko The darkness of the sky becomes denser closer to the horizon, and if not for snow, it would be impossible to actually see where the sky ...