Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 37th week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region.
Russian blogger and diver Yegor Lesnoi has been cleaning at least half a ton of tires from the bottom of Lake Baikal for several years now. He tells RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities how he became a volunteer, cleaning not only the legendary lake's bottom, but the shore as well.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 36th week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region.
Shortly before the 1917 Russian Revolution unleashed chaos and war in Central Asia, a photographer captured the region of today’s Turkmenistan in crystal-clear photos.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 35th week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region.
The rare illustrations made by an explorer who sketched portraits of today's Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan nearly 200 years ago.
Fear of Taliban rule has caused tens of thousands of Afghans to flee the country. Here's a look at the situation at the Iranian and Pakistani border crossings in the previous week.
A highly militarized, slightly Soviet-flavored parade in Bishkek on August 31 marked Kyrgyzstan's 30 years of independence from the Soviet Union.
Thousands of Afghan refugees are being housed in U.S. military bases, Red Cross camps, and other temporary shelters across Europe.
Surreal scenes in the Afghan capital as Islamic extremists who seized control of Afghanistan hold meetings on women's education and patrol the streets of Kabul with U.S.-made weapons.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 34th week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region.
The United States and its allies are hurrying to evacuate as many people from Afghanistan as possible before August 31. More than 100,000 people have been airlifted from Kabul airport since evacuation efforts began.
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