Life in russia

We asked our readers to sum up day-to-day life in Russia by sharing one photo with GuardianWitness. From practicing parkour in Perm, to sunbathing at Moscow's Patriarch's Ponds, here’s our pick of the best so far

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Updated December 30th, 2019 This post contains affiliate links. That means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you, if you buy through my site. I appreciate your support of my site. Many Americans have not traveled to Russia, much less spent a year there. As a result the majority of

Winston Churchill once said that "Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." Experiencing Russia is like experiencing magical realism—to the observer, everything seems as real as real can be, and at the same time, something's a bit odd, out of place, or straight up bizarre. Russia holds so many contrasting, vivid lives in it that it's no wonder why actually seeing them is so mesmerizing. And as one famous Russian vodka commercial says, "Russia can't be understood with the…

Yakutsk, in eastern Siberia, is one of the world’s coldest cities, captured during winter by local photographer Alex Vasyliey

Located on the permanently frozen tundra of Russia’s far east, Yakutsk is generally considered the coldest city in the world, with temperatures regularly falling to -45C in winter. Photographs: Amos Chapple