Anastasiia Fedorova
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Photos of a Thriving Female Cosplay Community in Russia
For young women in post-industrial Russia, dressing up as anime characters provides a vital sense of community. Photographer Russian photographer Mariya Kozhanova takes shots of her local cosplay scene in Kaliningrad.
The Teen Moms of Romania, in Photos
Photographer Ioana Cîrlig started capturing young mothers of Romania in 2012. The country has the highest rate of underage pregnancy in Europe. Lack of jobs and financial difficulties are not the only challenges teenage mothers face in this country. A...
Having Sex with the Wind: What Pagan Fertility Rituals Look Like in Russia
In 'Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari,' filmmaker Aleksey Fedorchenko explores the underground rituals and fertility practices of a pagan tribe in the Russian Urals.
Når man bliver fængslet for at twerke
Twerking har taget Vladimir Putins land med storm på trods af ramaskrig fra Ruslands snerper og konservative.
How Twerking Became an Unlikely Scandal in Russia
Twerking has taken Vladimir Putin's country by storm, despite an increasing outcry from prudes and conservatives.