Kategorie: Russland

Nikita is from Ulyanovsk, the birth city of Lenin. Here he is standing in front of the memorial complex dedicated to the communist leader and founder of the Soviet Union. The place used to be the destination for communist pilgrims from around the world. There is a Mary and Christ…

Barzani is a Kurd living in Saratov, where he is working as a waiter in one of the city’s finest Uzbek restaurants. His parents were born in Soviet Kyrgyzstan and his ancestors had moved from Syria to the USSR “due to political problems”. Indeed, starting in the 19th century, many…

Anya and Ksusha are both from Volgograd, Russia. They went to the opening of a new beach club in the nearby town of Volzhsky. The scenic venue right by the shore of the Volga was packed and exuded the peculiar charm of Russian provincial discotheques: House music, huge queues at…

Lenachka works as a waitress in the Georgian restaurant “Genatsvale” not far from the railway station in Volgograd. She has Russian, Jewish and Tatar roots.