Only a very few Russians have managed to visit all the 85 Russian regions in their lifetime. And those who’ve “checked in” at just half of them are considered lucky! Despite the improbability, everyone would be excited to get a glimpse of how people live in the most remote places or in republics with their ethnic specificity.
On the eve of Russia's national Unity Day, a national holiday celebrated on November 4, REGION Group of Companies arranged a project called ‘Russia. A Flight Through the Ages’. Their goal was to let people go on a journey throughout the whole country and explore our vast and beautiful land.
From thousands of photos by famous photographers and local amateurs, the organizers chose about 200 photos for the project, issued a paperback album with all of them and arranged exhibitions featuring selected ones from each of Russia’s 85 regions. In Moscow the exhibition is currently being held at Sheremetyevo airport.
“These photos reflect the diversity of Russia and its multi-nationality, multi-confessionality and the originality of its nature - from Kamchatka to Kaliningrad,” says Yury Korotkov, the project’s curator.
We’ve put some of the most stunning photos for you below!
1. Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Arctic Ulakhan-Sis mountain range
Pyotr Ushanov
2. Chukotka Autonomous Territory. Northern lights in the city of Anadyr
Andrei Stepanov
3. Kamchatka Territory. Fall at Tolbachik volcano
Pyotr Ushanov
4. Republic of Buryatia. A young nomad girl
Alexander Garmayev
5. Irkutsk Region. On the Ogoi island of Baikal Lake
Sputnik
6. Krasnoyarsk Territory. A reindeer herder from Taymyr Peninsula
Vitaly Ivanov
7. Republic of Kalmykia. Kalmyk Bactrian camel during sunset
Garya Lidzhiev
8. Rostov Region. Don River during sunset
Demis Demkov
9. Republic of Dagestan. The Andi village in the Caucasian mountains
TASS
10. Republic of Karelia. The Ruskeala mountain park
Veronika Galkina
11. Nenets Autonomous Territory. A reindeer herder in his tent
Pyotr Ushanov
12. Karachay-Cherkessia Republic. Shoana Church
Arsen Alaberdov
13. Stavropol Territory. Summer in Stavropol
Fyodor Lashkov
14. Voronezh Region. Divnogorsky Uspensky Cave-Monastery
Konstantin Tolokonnikov
15. Kostroma Region. Fall in Kostroma
Vostock-Photo
16. Moscow Region. The town of Kolomna
REGION Capital Group
17. Volgograd Region. Watermelon festival
Sputnik
18. St. Petersburg. The Novo-Konyushenny Bridge
REGION Capital Group
19. Novgorod Region. A traditional Russian izba
REGION Capital Group
20. Kaliningrad Region. The Curonian Spit
REGION Capital Group
For more stunning photos, visit the project’s website: www.rossiapoletcherezveka.ru