
Photos from Russia and other Post-Soviet states.

Photos from Russia and other Post-Soviet states.

Russian town of Oymyakon is the world’s coldest inhabited place. It’s also cold “Pole of Cold.” In February 1933, a temperature of -67.7°C, or -90°F, was recorded at the weather station there.


Parked it till spring.

These girls are all from IgroMir 2012 which is Russia’s biggest video game expo. This is quite a good way to start your week off.

Lubov Shumnaya keeps about 200 abandoned cats and dogs in her house in Timashyovsk, Russia. The woman keeps the shelter alone and receives no financial help from the state. The daily chores around the shelter require her to work all day long—Lubov wakes up at 5 a.m. every day and goes to bed late after midnight.

St. Petersburg, Russia hosted body artists, hairstylists, and nail technicians at an international body art festival, where the head-to-toe painted models looked like characters from Avatar.


Russian girls not only have nice prom dresses, they also got drunk and bought buzz wearing bra and panties. Black bra and white strings… Huh.

It’s not only the giant potholes that are dangerous on the Russian roads – you should also be wary of different objects that can strike you from anywhere.

A new “Only in…” post. This time it’s all about Russia.


A compilation of weird, funny or unusual moments captured in Russia.