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Minsk: Sasha and Korpus kulturtsenter
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Belarus, December 2017
Nearly three decades ago the Sovjet Union disintegrated, fragmenting into a multitude of states, each developing their own way. I...
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Marcel Schruijer from St.Maartensvlotbrug, the Netherlands in front of his new home in Kullen, near Nyhammar in Dalarna, Sweden. He moved...
All is quiet on the eastern front
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In the forgotten trenches of Europe, war is grinding into its sixth...
Kardash Fashion Minsk
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Customer at Kardash fashion gallery in Minsk Korpus Kulturtsentr. The centre hosts a number of small enterprises including a designer fashion...
Frontex Ventspils Latvia
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At the age of 8, she already realised there where only two options. Do what all...
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Saint Nicolas song
Sad Flower Saint Nicholas celebration December 15th 2017 Drohobich Ukraine
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