grouchos_tash
Well-known
I always love looking at your images, you have a true distinctive style along with interesting captions for each photo 
I'm looking forward to more!
I'm looking forward to more!
robert blu
quiet photographer
great images and interesting stories, thanks. i specially like the metrò photos!
robert
robert
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
Thank you Gary and Robert! Your comments gave me happy feelings. Something like receiving award!
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
November 7th.
November 7th.
It is November 7th today, for person from FSU Moscow it means Parade on Red Square. My grandfather took me once. He had this privilege to be. November 7th used to be cold. Later on as volunteering at my first work we were staying inline at the entrance to the Red Square during Nov. 7th Parade. The place we were staying is visible at one of the pictures in the post number two.
Many Lenin's portraits used to be at November 7th in FSU...
Scan of 8x10 print.
November 7th.
It is November 7th today, for person from FSU Moscow it means Parade on Red Square. My grandfather took me once. He had this privilege to be. November 7th used to be cold. Later on as volunteering at my first work we were staying inline at the entrance to the Red Square during Nov. 7th Parade. The place we were staying is visible at one of the pictures in the post number two.
Many Lenin's portraits used to be at November 7th in FSU...
Scan of 8x10 print.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
Moscow buddies of spirit.
Moscow buddies of spirit.
It used to be much more winos around Moscow, but not in this time.
He is holding money I gave him for picture.
"О, спорт, ты спирт!" - "oh, sport, you are the spirit".
This fella is discharging small bottle of strong spirit before entering "Спортивная" subway station. This station named as "Sports" near by the sports complex "Luzniki"
I noticed this person because he was in front and at some distance. He was trying to ask something almost everyone. Once I was close I took him. He noticed and we started to talk. He asked if it is going to happen. I asked what is going to happen. He told what on the radio they told about Obama warning of terrorist attack, because of Russia military actions in Syria. I new about this as well and I told it was BS. He was very talkative and under some influence it seems. Maybe medication effect on little bit of alcohol. Word by word, it appears what his ex and daughter are living very close to where we are in Canada.
Moscow buddies of spirit.
It used to be much more winos around Moscow, but not in this time.
He is holding money I gave him for picture.
"О, спорт, ты спирт!" - "oh, sport, you are the spirit".
This fella is discharging small bottle of strong spirit before entering "Спортивная" subway station. This station named as "Sports" near by the sports complex "Luzniki"
I noticed this person because he was in front and at some distance. He was trying to ask something almost everyone. Once I was close I took him. He noticed and we started to talk. He asked if it is going to happen. I asked what is going to happen. He told what on the radio they told about Obama warning of terrorist attack, because of Russia military actions in Syria. I new about this as well and I told it was BS. He was very talkative and under some influence it seems. Maybe medication effect on little bit of alcohol. Word by word, it appears what his ex and daughter are living very close to where we are in Canada.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
Prints.
Prints.
Prints from exposures taken during Moscow trip.
Most are on 8x10 Ilford RC paper, some are on old 5x7 Ilford FB paper.
Prints.
Prints from exposures taken during Moscow trip.
Most are on 8x10 Ilford RC paper, some are on old 5x7 Ilford FB paper.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
Space is Cosmos.
Space is Cosmos.
Space is Cosmos in Russian.
Big stories about Russian first steps in the Space program was told by its pioneers back in eighties. I was one of the students.
Buran is soviet Space Shuttle. It was dumped on some open space at Moscow amusement park for years, but they managed to get it to another place and now it is run as museum.
My uncle was proud about this monument. He was part of the team to install it.
Space is Cosmos.
Space is Cosmos in Russian.
Big stories about Russian first steps in the Space program was told by its pioneers back in eighties. I was one of the students.
Buran is soviet Space Shuttle. It was dumped on some open space at Moscow amusement park for years, but they managed to get it to another place and now it is run as museum.
My uncle was proud about this monument. He was part of the team to install it.
rfaspen
[insert pithy phrase here]
Space is Cosmos in Russian.
Big stories about Russian first steps in the Space program was told by its pioneers back in eighties. I was one of the students.
Ko, this is a fantastic image.
I have a friend in Bulgaria whose dad apparently worked on Buran somehow... Kind of neat to see it in your images.
valdas
Veteran
Very nice. And interesting. In your photos Moscow looks and feels almost the same as I saw it when I was there in 87/88 (during my military service). I believe it is very different now, but those your images reminds me of the old one.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
Unknown Aivazovski.
Unknown Aivazovski.
"Back to the USSR" for sure...
If you wake me up and ask for Russian painter name ... Aivazovsky, but how many paintings of his I know...
Signature on the gate is "Unknown Aivazovsky exhibition".
Unknown Aivazovski.
"Back to the USSR" for sure...
If you wake me up and ask for Russian painter name ... Aivazovsky, but how many paintings of his I know...
Signature on the gate is "Unknown Aivazovsky exhibition".
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
Mosselmash Station.
Mosselmash Station.
Foggy morning. We are on our 2 1/2 hours way to my parents dacha by the suburb train.
Long walking bridge. Ostankino transmission tower is visible on horizon.
It used to be a lot of noise due to sorting out of freight railcars. Day and night they used loudspeakers to communicate. Empty now. Construction cranes are due to new bridge for cars.
Mosselmash Station.
Foggy morning. We are on our 2 1/2 hours way to my parents dacha by the suburb train.
Long walking bridge. Ostankino transmission tower is visible on horizon.
It used to be a lot of noise due to sorting out of freight railcars. Day and night they used loudspeakers to communicate. Empty now. Construction cranes are due to new bridge for cars.
grouchos_tash
Well-known
I was wondering when the next update was going to be! Keep 'em coming
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
Thank you for your interest, Gary. We are half-way through here at this moment.
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
I had not seen this series before -- wonderful! (And I get to test my Russian a little bit.) Yes, more please!
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
Dacha is Fazenda.
Dacha is Fazenda.
Thank you, KoNickon.
So, after two hours ride on the suburb train we arrived at Konakovsky Moch Station.
Not so far from it they have Russian Rock version of Woodstock. But everything nearby station is dachas now. Funny how this Russian word is adopted now in English. In earlier nineties in Russia dacha was called fazenda. Why? Because very first soap opera broadcasted in USSR was Brazilian Isaura: Slave Girl working hard on fazenda. This what was happening around Moscow in earlier nineties, people were given free land to build dachas and they worked their butts out like slaves.
People cooperated to build and organize. Decades latter it looks similar to villages.
Power substation.
This is what happened with many dachas. Parents spend all time and lots of money to build. But kids are not interested.
Many dachas are one generation only. Kids are staying in the city and travel somewhere else on vacation.
At my parents dacha. Last time I was where I told them what we are moving to Canada. Here old washing machine on this picture. It was at parents apartment before and I played with its timer dial and modes switching stick as I was kid.
Inside of the shed my father build. One of the wall has prints from photos (files) which I send to my father at our first year in Canada...
Dacha is Fazenda.
Thank you, KoNickon.
So, after two hours ride on the suburb train we arrived at Konakovsky Moch Station.
Not so far from it they have Russian Rock version of Woodstock. But everything nearby station is dachas now. Funny how this Russian word is adopted now in English. In earlier nineties in Russia dacha was called fazenda. Why? Because very first soap opera broadcasted in USSR was Brazilian Isaura: Slave Girl working hard on fazenda. This what was happening around Moscow in earlier nineties, people were given free land to build dachas and they worked their butts out like slaves.
People cooperated to build and organize. Decades latter it looks similar to villages.
Power substation.
This is what happened with many dachas. Parents spend all time and lots of money to build. But kids are not interested.
Many dachas are one generation only. Kids are staying in the city and travel somewhere else on vacation.
At my parents dacha. Last time I was where I told them what we are moving to Canada. Here old washing machine on this picture. It was at parents apartment before and I played with its timer dial and modes switching stick as I was kid.
Inside of the shed my father build. One of the wall has prints from photos (files) which I send to my father at our first year in Canada...
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
About smiles.
About smiles.
In Russia here is one broad assumption about people on the West. Assumption is what people on the West are smiling, but it is false.
About smiles.
In Russia here is one broad assumption about people on the West. Assumption is what people on the West are smiling, but it is false.
Hatchetman
Well-known
Couple of questions:
1. What do you do when you make eye contact with someone, frown? or avoid eye contact at all cost?
2. Any restrictions on public photography in Russia? What about in smaller towns?
1. What do you do when you make eye contact with someone, frown? or avoid eye contact at all cost?
2. Any restrictions on public photography in Russia? What about in smaller towns?
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
1. I'm not avoiding contacts including eye contacts. In any country. I smile, just because how I feel, and I sometimes ending up talking. You have to look into the person eyes to understand, sometimes it leads to understanding what picture is not to be taken.
2. I can't tell about all Russia. It is huge country with many different cultures and regions with different religions and believes. In Moscow I was not restricted at all. It was very pleasing photo experience.
2. I can't tell about all Russia. It is huge country with many different cultures and regions with different religions and believes. In Moscow I was not restricted at all. It was very pleasing photo experience.
571514m3
Established
Ko.Fe. This is just wonderful. Please post more. I love seeing what you saw and reading what you think about it. This is Priceless! I would love to visit Pushkin museum...
Thank you!
Thank you!
Brad Bireley
Well-known
Wonderful series of photographs!