Category Archives: Russia

Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Rosemary
St. Basil's Cathedral Moscow with "snow"

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Moscow, Russia  

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Peterhof Palace

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Rosemary
Peterhof Palace with fountain

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Tsarskoye Selo, Russia 2009 I added some paint strokes to gild the lily. They add a sense of life to this beautiful but oft photographed scene. I don’t know why I can’t find unique viewpoints when I am in this … Continue reading →

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The Idealist

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Rosemary
Russian girl with kerchief and braids

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Kazakhstan 2016 When I saw this girl with her kerchief and pigtails, I immediately thought of the time (1930’s) when hundreds of thousands of young Russians volunteered for hardship posts to fulfill Stalin’s economic plans, often referred to as “Five Year … Continue reading →

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Enduring Faith

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Rosemary
an elderly woman reads her prayerbook, her glasses falling off her face, workworn hands keeping her place on the page

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Moscow 2009 Russia: an elderly woman reads her holy book, her head wrapped in a kerchief, her glasses falling from her face, her worn hands caressing the pages. How many times in her life has she sought consolation and inspiration … Continue reading →

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Last Days of the Soviet Union

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Rosemary
Siberian street scene with russian house and passerspby

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Siberia 1989 Russians walk past an old wooden house. It was a time of upheaval in the USSR…Perestroika was in the air. Everywhere people listened to television waiting to hear the news about their future.

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The Artist

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Rosemary
St. Petersburg: an artist paints on the city sidewalk

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St. Petersburg  2009 He was absorbed in his work painting the landmarks of St. Petersburg for tourists.

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Russian Fortress of St. Peter and Paul

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Rosemary
dramatic black and white landscape of Fortress of Peter and Paul with stanchion of bridge over river Neva

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St. Petersburg, Russia Another view from the bus window as we waited for the light to change. The bridge support seems to loom rather threateningly over the scene. I enhanced this with a vignette of black but made sure to keep … Continue reading →

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Fortress on the Neva

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Rosemary
Landscape of St. Petersburg fortress with chuch spires

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St. Petersberg, Russia Another shot from the tour bus window. But with Photoshop, I can make it look as if I were standing on the bridge as another day dawns. I used Nik filters and Alien Skin’s Exposure X. I … Continue reading →

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Stalin vs. Dracula

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Rosemary
pottery figure of Stalin

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Tbilisi,  Georgia 2016 Stalin was born in the town of Gori, Georgia. He attended an Orthodox Seminary in Tbilisi which I walked past several times. On our way to the Caucasus Mountains, we ate lunch in the village of Gori, Stalin’s … Continue reading →

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Dinner in Turkistan

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Rosemary
A Kazakh woman serves tea from a samovar

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Turkistan 2016 A Kazakh woman serves tea from a samovar at the end of a delightful meal in her home. The influence of Russia, which has had a presence in Kazakhstan since the 14th century, is evident in the woman’s clothing … Continue reading →

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