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Ufa burn victim
Photo of one of the burn victims following the ufa train disaster. Burn medicine in Soviet Union at the time was discovered to be far behind Western standards, forcing the USSR to request medical aid from US, making it the second disaster in a row in…
Two views of Astrakhan'
This illustration accompanies the second volume of N. Witsen's "Noord en Oost Tartarye" (1705). It offers two views of the city of Astrkahan', one of which foregrounds the city's vineyards.
Twitter map
Twitter has been the media of choice for protestors in Ferguson and St. Louis, with almost daily updates under the hashtags #Ferguson, #MichaelBrown, #BlackLivesMatter, and many others. This map illustrates the fine grained detail and level of…
Turkmen Airlines
Turkmenistan Airlines only flies to one Central Asian destination, Almaty. And none of the other countries' flag carriers fly to Ashgabat, making it the most isolated capital city in the region. It is also worth noting Turkmenistan Airlines traces…