There is a world outside of Moscow – actually the capital differs so much from the rest of the country that it reminds you of an isolated island. Most of the Russian province is unknown to foreigners. It can be yawning, boring and monotonous, but as this small photo series shows, you can sometimes find hidden gems as well.
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 Probably the biggest Lenin bust in world (Ulan-Ude). |
 Tea plantation near Sochi (Caucasus). |
 Buddhist temple near Ulan-Ude. |
 Turka (eastern shore of Lake Baikal). |
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 Irkutsk. |
 Lake Teletskoe (Altai Mountains). |
 Murmansk. |
 The ice cave in Kungur (Ural Mountians). |
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 BAM railway. |
 Memorial complex at Mamaev Kurgan (Volgograd). |
 Combat aircraft from 2. world war, the Russian Yak-3 (Volgograd). |
 Anglers at Volga River (Astrakhan). |
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 Russian beetroot soup ('borshch'). |
 Siberian 'pelmyeni’ (meat dumplings). |
 Buddhist temple in Elista (Kalmykia). |
 Chess museum in Elista (Kalmykia). |
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 Elista (Kalmykia). |
 The railway between Volgograd and Voronesh. |
 Snow clearing in Orel. |
 Memorial complex at Mamaev Kurgan (Volgograd). |
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 Mother Russia at Mamaev Kurgan (Volgograd). |
 “Fighting to the death” (Mamaev Kurgan, Volgograd). |
 Mafia tomb at Shirokorechinskoe Cemetery (Yekaterinburg). Note the Mercedes key in his left hand. |
 Buddha in Lagan (Kalmykia). |
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 Memorial complex at Mamaev Kurgan (Volgograd). |
 Memorial complex at Mamaev Kurgan (Volgograd). |
