Latest posts by Victoria Vziatysheva
1 May 2017
Life as a Vod, Russia’s Disappearing Ethnic Group


Made up of just a few dozen people, the world’s largest community of Vods lives outside St. Petersburg. Victoria Vziatysheva recently spoke to some of the Vods’ last living descendants.
27 January 2017
A Russian Pilot Fights to Keep His Aging Aircraft From the Scrapheap

Alexander Poddubny has taken extraordinary measures to keep his Ilyushin Il-14 from the scrapheap, and now he's drowning in debt for his efforts.