Photo Essay by Aleksey (Alexander) Petrosian
Here is another side of Russia rarely seen in our media - dingy, grim, and neglected. It reminds us that Russia is still in many ways a poor nation burdened by its Soviet past and struggling to find a future. Worth a look. Click here.
Absolutely stunning. I was enthralled by every single photo. What an amazing, artistic eye he has - what a gift.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
He did a great job. The shadows in some are really amazing - stark and moody.
ReplyDeleteAMAZING... The most heart-breaking, for me anyway, is the Hero of the Soviet Union solo-parading on May Day... The Orthodox Priest with the cross in the sunrise is now my desktop, however.
ReplyDeleteCertainly one of the most outstanding portfolios I had seen in a long time. As a creature of the Swash Zone, the bathers on a beach surrounded by litter was the most disheartening.
ReplyDeleteDisturbing but incredible photography. I think it does much to point to how much Russia is still a marginalized country unable to rise above the oppression of communism.
ReplyDeleteThese is a genre dear to my own heart. In a way I envy him the material he has to work with, but really, if you take away the Russian uniforms and perhaps some of the architecture, this could have been done in Detroit or in many other grimy, grungy, dilapidated and neglected American cities.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's going to get worse before long.
Great photos. I wish there were some captions to go with them.
ReplyDeleteStunning nonetheless.