The shortlist of the photo contest 'A dot on the map'. Wonderful shots of Russian settlements you’ve probably never heard of…
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Vitalyi Novikov
The Northern Lights in the village of Teriberka on the shore of the Barents Sea, northern Russia.
Alexandr Vedernikov
Bichura village, Buryat Republic. Local inhabitant Polikarp Sudomoikin became famous 10 years ago. After retirement, he started painting and making icons. His main muse is his wife (pictured).
Garnelis Ferapontov
Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Murom, Vladimir Oblast.
Ilya Pitalev
Shirinye village, Yaroslav Oblast. Schoolchildren playing hockey in the yard.
Desnis Morgunov
Palm Sunday in a church in Tyumen.
Pavel Vasiliev
Holy Transfiguration Сathedral in Uglich. Great beauty on a small scale.
Nikolai Vinokurov
Celebrating the town’s official day.
Anna Sadovnikova
Sevastopol. Women aged 80-95 years gather on the embankment every summer morning for a workout.
Mikhail Domozhilov
A lake of white cranes. Khinganski Nature Reserve in the Far East of Russia. Workers are training cranes before releasing them into the wild.
Alexey Malgavko
Tara, Omsk Oblast. The small town of Tara (pop. 30,000) lives life in the slow lane. Locals wait for something to happen, but nothing ever does. According to the photographer Alexey Malgavko, this is typical of many provincial residents.
Alexandr Kryazhev
Poteryaevka village, Altai Oblast. Evening prayer in the Orthodox community.
Alexey Nikolaev
Life in the steppe on the border with Kazakhstan. One family has lived here for more than 20 years, rearing camels alone in the steppe, 80 km from the nearest settlement.
