New East Digital Archive

Photography

Hunting season: a photographer goes looking for mushrooms in the Russian forest

Hunting season: a photographer goes looking for mushrooms in the Russian forest

Russia Without Us: the zine rediscovering the spirit of a lost generation

Russia Without Us: the zine rediscovering the spirit of a lost generation

Lost souls: a generation goes in search of a post-Soviet identity

Lost souls: a generation goes in search of a post-Soviet identity

Mystic river: journeys through the magical landscape of southern Siberia

Mystic river: journeys through the magical landscape of southern Siberia

Stargazing: photographing the scientists who have dedicated their lives to space research

Stargazing: photographing the scientists who have dedicated their lives to space research

Half life: documenting the struggle for existence in the atomic cities of the former USSR

Half life: documenting the struggle for existence in the atomic cities of the former USSR

The mighty have fallen: elegiac elegance amongst the rubble of Soviet military power

The mighty have fallen: elegiac elegance amongst the rubble of Soviet military power

Past meets present: a photographer retraces the steps of her father's childhood

Past meets present: a photographer retraces the steps of her father’s childhood

Childhood's end: portraits of a generation coming of age

Childhood’s end: portraits of a generation coming of age

In the bag: a colourful glimpse inside the lives of Russian metro passengers

In the bag: a colourful glimpse inside the lives of Russian metro passengers

Double vision: photographer Nikita Pirogov captures the beauty of compare and contrast

Double vision: photographer Nikita Pirogov captures the beauty of compare and contrast

Small rooms, big dreams: inside the fantastical interiors of Udmurtia

Small rooms, big dreams: inside the fantastical interiors of Udmurtia

Monotowns: travels to the ends of empire

Monotowns: travels to the ends of empire

Shooting history: photographer Maria Gruzdeva's 70,000km journey along the post-Soviet borderlands

Shooting history: photographer Maria Gruzdeva’s 70,000km journey along the post-Soviet borderlands

Hide and seek: a rare glimpse into one of Russia’s last closed cities

Hide and seek: a rare glimpse into one of Russia’s last closed cities

Home and away: pitchside with the local football teams fuelling Russia's World Cup dreams

Home and away: pitchside with the local football teams fuelling Russia’s World Cup dreams

Being human: bringing the personal to Google Street View

Being human: bringing the personal to Google Street View

Tell it to the mountain: a personal view from the top of the Caucasus

Tell it to the mountain: a personal view from the top of the Caucasus