Category Archives: Russia

Interview by Bartosz Klaczkiewicz

A couple of weeks ago I headed down to Portobello beach with Bartosz Klaczkiewicz, who is a student of Media Studies at Napier University, to put together a 3 minute interview. Bart was amused by the idea that he had come to Scotland from Poland and had encountered me, a Scotsman with an unhealthy obsession...

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More Peterburgers

The week I spent there with EveryChild gave me the opportunity to visit a number of families with a range of problems. I take my hat off to this lady, who was bringing up her three hyperactive sons single-handedly. They had suffered from serious health problems caused by an allergy, but were beginning to recover...

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Propiska in St Petersburg

I recently visited St. Petersburg, where I was working with EveryChild charity, taking pictures of St Peterburg families who have problems. EveryChild are doing some really fantastic work there, but it’s a huge job. But what struck me most was how many social problems stem from the identity card and registration system (which used to...

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