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Unplanned Explosions at Munitions Sites incidents in country formerly part of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact
A map of unplanned explosions at munitions sites from 1979-2013. These stockpile explosions are often correlated with conflicts in the region, not as acts of war, but accidents due to storing weapons, often in preparation for some kind of military…
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…
Traffic on Nevsky Prospekt, Petersburg, early 1900s
"Konka," a Russian horse-drawn tram, served as a means of transportation in St. Petersburg from 1863 until 1917.
Radiation Hotspots Resulting From the Chornobyl' Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Map of concentrations of cesium-137 in the areas surrounding Chernobyl. This information wasn't released until three years after the event, meaning that there were whole swaths of people in Russia un aware they were in danger at all, as well as…
Omnibus on Nevsky Prospekt, Petersburg, 1900
A horse-drawn omnibus on Nevsky Prospekt in Petersburg, 1900. K. Bulla's photo studio can be seen in the background.
Konka (horse-drawn tram) on Palace Bridge, Petersburg, 1905-1906
"Konka," a Russian horse-drawn tram, served as a means of transportation in St. Petersburg from 1863 until 1917.
Konka (horse-drawn tram) on Anichkov Bridge, Petersburg
"Konka," a Russian horse-drawn tram, served as a means of transportation in St. Petersburg from 1863 until 1917.
Konka (horse-drawn tram) at a stop in Petersburg's Palace Square, early 1900s
"Konka," a Russian horse-drawn tram, served as a means of transportation in St. Petersburg from 1863 until 1917.