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miamaimania · 29 days

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Frozen in Time: Christophe Jacrot's Norilsk, Siberia

#russia #winter #snow #contemporary #norilsk #photography #urban #christophe jacrot #siberia #1960s #architecture #french art

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573p5 · 4 months

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Moscow, Russia - December 2023

#glow #urban #street #photography #russia #moscow #aesthetic #photographers on tumblr #mood #blue #cold #neon #lights #city #life #artists on tumblr #travel #canon

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kafkasdiariies · 2 years

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Abandoned sanatorium Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Sochi, Russia | yuryudjin

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hirundo-demersalis · 7 months

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Bitterns in Russian cities masterpost

#how did they get there?#apparently lots of Russian cities are built on rivers and wetlands #so sometimes bitterns and other wetland birds will wander into urban areas #unfortunately their natural defense mechanism (standing completely still and pretending to be a reed) doesn't work there #greatest hits #op #birds #birdwatching #russia #bittern #eurasian bittern #выпь #птицы #русский tumblr #россия

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art-of-beauty · 20 days

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Solomia Maievska russian model 📸

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yuliia-ozen · 5 months

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breathtakingdestinations · 4 months

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St. Petersburg - Russia (by Pedro Szekely)

#St. Petersburg #Russia #Russland #City #Cityscape #Urban #Buildings #Houses #Photography #Travelling #Tourism #Holiday #Urlaub #Reisen #Vacation #Fotografie

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viagginterstellari · 2 months

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A bridge - Moskow, 2012

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junckert · 2 months

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sovietpostcards · 5 months

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Dunno if you've gotten this question before; are Russian cities generally walkable and safe for pedestrians? Most places in the US and Canada, even small towns, are extremely car-centered, with urban centers being mostly covered in asphalt and dangerous roads dividing parts of the community. Meanwhile, I noticed that even after cars became more widely available, Russian cities have lots of pedestrian-only areas and little parks scattered about, and people seem more keen to walk where they need to go in the city rather than drive. Is this still the general public attitude, that cities where you can safely walk places are preferable to car-centered plans?

This is an excellent question (I'm interested in urban planning). I haven't been to America so I can't compare from experience, but I've been to Europe. On the scale of walkability, Russia is between Europe (highly walkable) and US (badly walkable).

All urban areas are possible to reach by foot, there will be pavements all along the way. Walking along the pavement is safe. On unregulated crossings (no traffic light), cars will make way for pedestrians, but of course general caution is advised. Cars will not stop for pedestrians outside of marked crossings. (I've seen that in France and it struck me as unusual, people crossing anywhere.) (I also remember visiting Georgia where cars won't even let you pass on a crossing! You have to wait until there are no cars.)

Still, the way I see it, Russian cities are firstly designed for cars and then for pedestrians. Things like pedestrian underpasses and overpasses are awful and must die. Comunities divided by wide roads is a thing. When driving between cities, you can see countless tiny villages divided in half by a highway - and sometimes only a flyover for crossing it.

There's been significant change in Moscow regarding pedestrian planning in the recent 10 or so years--pavements become wider, some streets become entirely pedestrian, there are now regular crossings where there used to be only an underground crossing, unnecessary stairs and curbs disappear. (Once I walked 10 kilometers in central Moscow with a suitcase and there wasn't a single stair step or curb. It was awesome.) They're also constantly working on their public transport. I can't wait when this paradigm reaches smaller cities like my own.

#russia #urban planning #how is where you live?

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candela888 · 1 year

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