Soviet public transport inspires a wide range of emotions among citizens who lived in a country that forever disappeared from the world’s political map. Various Internet forums and videos uploaded on YouTube are full of heart-warming stories about the USSR, where the grass was greener, ice cream was tastier, people were friendlier, and life itself … What was public transport for the Soviet citizens? weiterlesen
Landscapes may be a source of inspiration, enjoyment, and contemplation. At the first glance, what we see appears to be obvious: fields, settlements, mountains … An interested observer may think about processes and economic structures that have transformed the earth surface. Difficulties arise when landscapes are abandoned, erased, and deprived of actors and social context. … Soviet landscapes of Svalbard, Norway weiterlesen
During the Soviet era, mining cities were often the places where working class Soviet citizen or an engineer were eager to move to and work, in order to enjoy the privileges of relatively high wagers, special provision in consumer goods, and a well-developed social and cultural infrastructure. With the end of the Soviet Union this, … Mining cities – ghost cities? weiterlesen
