Photographing the brutally beautiful bus stops of the former Soviet


This is Not Burning Man, These are the Soviet Bus Stops of Siberia

1 / 21 Chris Herwig Kazakhstan-Taraz The cover shot is from Taraz, Kazakhstan. For the book, Herwig photographed more than 150 bus stops in 13 different countries. He estimates that over the.


The Glitz and Poverty of Soviet Bus Stops โ€” Bird In Flight

In the Soviet era, far from being generic and uninspiring, these uniquely styled bus stops were very personal to the artists behind them; according to Jonathan Meades, the norm was 'wild going on savage.'


Photographing the brutally beautiful bus stops of the former Soviet

Hundreds of thousands of bus stops were built during the Soviet Union, often following centralized design rules, but sometimes not. In recent years the term Soviet Bus Stops, coined by photographer Christopher Herwig, covers these examples of architecture and road design that were built between 1960s-1980s.


A love affair with Soviet Bus Stops Greyscape

SOVIET BUS STOPS. Kristoffer Hegnsvad / Canada, Denmark / 2023 / 57 min / World Premiere. Fascinating road trip through the former Soviet Union in an adventurous hunt for unique, poetic bus stops and their creators. In the former Soviet Union, art and architecture were tightly controlled. Buildings and monuments were determined from above, but.


This is Not Burning Man, These are the Soviet Bus Stops of Siberia

Herwig's ambitious bus stop series spanned 13 former Soviet states: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia,.


Surreal Soviet Bus Stops Lateet

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Soviet Bus Stops, by Canadian photographer Christopher Herwig with a foreword by Meades, is brimming with pyramids and arches, domes and vaults, improbable structural feats that often appear to.


Soviet Bus Stops Christopher Herwig's photos reveal surprising

The book represents the most comprehensive and diverse collection of Soviet bus stop design ever assembled from: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. With a foreword by writer, critic and television presenter Jonathan Meades Access-restricted-item


Soviet Bus Stops Archive Publishing / FUEL

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Soviet Bus Stops Surreal Architectural Roadside Wonders Urbanist

The local bus stop proved to be fertile ground for local artistic experimentation in the Soviet period, and was built seemingly without design restrictions or budgetary concerns. The result is an astonishing variety of styles and types across the region, from the strictest Brutalism to exuberant whimsy. "Several of the most creative designs I.


Photographing the brutally beautiful bus stops of the former Soviet

Soviet Bus Stops is the most comprehensive and diverse collection of Soviet bus stop design ever assembled, including examples from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus and Estonia.


The Strange Beauty of Soviet Bus Stops Amusing

Ever since their arrival in the United States in March of 1993, a handful of Russian-built TEM7A locomotives have been stored at Greens Port Industrial Park in the Port of Houston.


The Strange Beauty of Soviet Bus Stops Amusing

The Western Pamirs. The GBAO, in the west anyway, is a hotbed of Soviet bus stop excitement. With every small village, a new design. Motifs and emblems are tweaked here and there, with Marco Polo Sheep and their enormous horns evidently a popular subject in the area. A prominant Marco Polo Sheep on one end of a particularly large and dominant.


The Curious World of Soviet Bus Stops PROOF

Culture Jan 03 2018 Alexandra Guzeva Follow Russia Beyond on Telegram A book of more than 200 photographs sheds light on the hidden architectural gems of Soviet-era bus stops. The practical.


Soviet Bus Stops Christopher Herwig's photos reveal surprising

When you see his photos, you can understand why Christopher Herwig spent 12 years traveling through the former Soviet Union, taking pictures of Soviet-era bu.


The Strange Beauty of Soviet Bus Stops Amusing

Pages in category "Buses of the Soviet Union". The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .