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Moscow<br>
2005<br>
Canadian-born choreographer Wayne Eagling, who is about to take over as artistic director of the English National Ballet.
Wayne
Moscow
2005
Canadian-born choreographer Wayne Eagling, who is about to take over as artistic director of the English National Ballet.
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Moscow<br>
2003<br>
British Double Agent for the Soviet Union.<br>
After being discovered  working for the KGB, Blake was sentenced in 1962 to 42 years in prison. He was spirited away from Wormwood Scrubs to the Soviet Union in 1966.
George Blake
Moscow
2003
British Double Agent for the Soviet Union.
After being discovered working for the KGB, Blake was sentenced in 1962 to 42 years in prison. He was spirited away from Wormwood Scrubs to the Soviet Union in 1966.
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Yerevan, Armenia<br>
2005<br>
Varazdat Haratyunian, 96. Haratyunian is an Armenian survivor of the genocide of his people by the Turks in 1915. Genocide Survivor
Yerevan, Armenia
2005
Varazdat Haratyunian, 96. Haratyunian is an Armenian survivor of the genocide of his people by the Turks in 1915.
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Moscow<br>
2004<br>
Dmitry N. Fonareff, former senior officer of the elite Soviet Devyatka, the ninth unit of the KGB that was responsible for protecting government officials and visiting foreign politicians and dignitaries.
Bodyguard
Moscow
2004
Dmitry N. Fonareff, former senior officer of the elite Soviet Devyatka, the ninth unit of the KGB that was responsible for protecting government officials and visiting foreign politicians and dignitaries.
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Moscow<br>
2005<br>
Olga Kudeshkina with a caricature of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kudeshkina is a former Russian federal court judge who was sacked recently along with many of her colleagues after speaking out against political intervention in the Russian judicial system. Judge
Moscow
2005
Olga Kudeshkina with a caricature of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kudeshkina is a former Russian federal court judge who was sacked recently along with many of her colleagues after speaking out against political intervention in the Russian judicial system.
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Kurilovo, Moscow Region<br> 
2003<br>
Lyubov Rodionova. On his 19th birthday, 
Rodionova says Chechen rebels took her soldier son Yevgeny out of the cell where they had held 
him prisoner and invited him to convert to Islam. When he refused, they beheaded him. To growing numbers of Russian Orthodox believers the young soldier is already a saint and a martyr for the faith. They offer prayers to him and credit icons of his image with miraculous works.
Icon
Kurilovo, Moscow Region
2003
Lyubov Rodionova. On his 19th birthday, Rodionova says Chechen rebels took her soldier son Yevgeny out of the cell where they had held him prisoner and invited him to convert to Islam. When he refused, they beheaded him. To growing numbers of Russian Orthodox believers the young soldier is already a saint and a martyr for the faith. They offer prayers to him and credit icons of his image with miraculous works.
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Moscow<br>
2004<br>
German Galditskiy, 19, receiving rehabilitation in Hospital no. 23, central Moscow. Galditskiy was severely beaten and shot in the head with rubber bullets after investigating police brutality following the alleged attempted rape of his friend by police. Galditskiy is relearning to walk and speak. German
Moscow
2004
German Galditskiy, 19, receiving rehabilitation in Hospital no. 23, central Moscow. Galditskiy was severely beaten and shot in the head with rubber bullets after investigating police brutality following the alleged attempted rape of his friend by police. Galditskiy is relearning to walk and speak.
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Moscow<br>
2005<br>
Zurab Tseretelli before his new 10 ton sculpture depicting Churchill, Rosevelt and Stalin at the Yalta conference. The sculpture was destined for Yalta to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII but has proved controversial and remained in Moscow.
Zurab
Moscow
2005
Zurab Tseretelli before his new 10 ton sculpture depicting Churchill, Rosevelt and Stalin at the Yalta conference. The sculpture was destined for Yalta to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII but has proved controversial and remained in Moscow.
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London<br>
2002
Do Not Lean
London
2002
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Nikolskoye, Tulskoye Region. Russia<br>
2003<br>
Nikolai Afanasyev – the sole inhabitant of 
Nikolskoye village. The Russian countryside 
is emptying as people head for the cities and 
a better life.
Alone
Nikolskoye, Tulskoye Region. Russia
2003
Nikolai Afanasyev – the sole inhabitant of Nikolskoye village. The Russian countryside is emptying as people head for the cities and a better life. "The peasant life is hard. This village will die with me," said Afanasyev.
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Moscow<br>
2004<br>
Russian presidential candidate Irina Khakamada. Khakamada
Moscow
2004
Russian presidential candidate Irina Khakamada.
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Temporary dwelling near Nazran, Ingushetia, known as the Altivo refugee camp<br> 
2004<br>
Chechen refugee Elvan Gesmakmayevna in his home of an animal barn. Elvan
Temporary dwelling near Nazran, Ingushetia, known as the Altivo refugee camp
2004
Chechen refugee Elvan Gesmakmayevna in his home of an animal barn.
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Niigata, Japan<br>
2002<br>
England Striker Emile Heskey playing against Denmark in the 2002 World Cup. Heskey
Niigata, Japan
2002
England Striker Emile Heskey playing against Denmark in the 2002 World Cup.
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Somewhere on the Trans-Siberean Railway, 
Russia<br>
2002
Drinking With the Croats
Somewhere on the Trans-Siberean Railway, Russia
2002
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Niigata, Japan<br>
2002<br>
England captain and midfielder David Beckham playing against Denmark in the 2002 World Cup.
Beckham
Niigata, Japan
2002
England captain and midfielder David Beckham playing against Denmark in the 2002 World Cup.
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Finnish Gulf, near St. Petersburg, Russia<br>
2004<br>
Pensioner Vladimir Bogdanov fishing on the frozen Finnish gulf. Every year, many fisherman have to be rescued as the ice they are on breaks and floats off.
Ice
Finnish Gulf, near St. Petersburg, Russia
2004
Pensioner Vladimir Bogdanov fishing on the frozen Finnish gulf. Every year, many fisherman have to be rescued as the ice they are on breaks and floats off.
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Jodhpur, India<br>
2002
Kids
Jodhpur, India
2002
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Art Klyazma, Moscow Region<br>
2003<br>
Visionary Architects Alexei Kononenko, Igor Bury and Ilya Voznesensky in their enourmous scaffold construction that rises into the trees.
Iced Architects
Art Klyazma, Moscow Region
2003
Visionary Architects Alexei Kononenko, Igor Bury and Ilya Voznesensky in their enourmous scaffold construction that rises into the trees.
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Moscow<br>
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Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin. Kudrin
Moscow
2004
Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin.
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St. Petersburg, Russia<br>
2004<br>
Dr. Igor Knyazkin, head of St. Petersburg's Prostate Centre, behind a cabinet reputedly containing Rasputin's dismembered penis.
Rasputin
St. Petersburg, Russia
2004
Dr. Igor Knyazkin, head of St. Petersburg's Prostate Centre, behind a cabinet reputedly containing Rasputin's dismembered penis.
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Moscow<br>
2004<br>
Artur Atsalamov, the charismatic lead singer of rock group Myortviye Delfini (Dead Dolphins). Atsalamov  is one of the few Chechens popular in Russia. Artur
Moscow
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Artur Atsalamov, the charismatic lead singer of rock group Myortviye Delfini (Dead Dolphins). Atsalamov is one of the few Chechens popular in Russia.
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350 km from Ulan Ude, Buryatia, Russia<br>
2005<br>
Rosie Swale Pope running into the woods to set up camp for the night in sub -20C temperatures. Rosie is attempting to run solo around the world.
Rosie
350 km from Ulan Ude, Buryatia, Russia
2005
Rosie Swale Pope running into the woods to set up camp for the night in sub -20C temperatures. Rosie is attempting to run solo around the world.
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ChildrenÂ’s Ward, al-Kindi Hospital, Sadaam/Sadr 
City, Baghdad, Iraq<br>
2003
Trinity
ChildrenÂ’s Ward, al-Kindi Hospital, Sadaam/Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq
2003
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Sauk-Dere village, Krasnodar Region, Southern Russia<br>
2004<br>
Aladdin Samsonidze in front of his home. The sign reads: Exiles 1
Sauk-Dere village, Krasnodar Region, Southern Russia
2004
Aladdin Samsonidze in front of his home. The sign reads: "Home and Belongings For Sale" The newspaper is from a local edition, the headline reads: “Does Crime Have an Ethnicity? Turks Smoke Dope and Get Our People Addicted to Heroin” Samsonidze and many other Meskhetian Turks are selling up and moving to the USA in the face of persecution and violence. The Meskhetian Turks were deported from Georgia by Stalin in 1944, forced out of Uzbekistan in the late 1980s and settled in the Krasnodar region, Russia, where most have not been granted passports or residence. They can not officially work, receive medical treatment, marry or go to school.
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Varennikovskaya Stanitsa, Krasnodar Region, Southern Russia<br>
2004<br>
Bekzade Akhmedov at a funeral service. Akhmedov and many other Meskhetian Turks are selling up and moving to the USA in the face of persecution and violence. The Meskhetian Turks were deported from Georgia by Stalin in 1944, forced out of Uzbekistan in the late 1980s and settled in the Krasnodar region, Russia, where most have not been granted passports or residence. They can not officially work, receive medical treatment, marry or go to school.
Exiles 2
Varennikovskaya Stanitsa, Krasnodar Region, Southern Russia
2004
Bekzade Akhmedov at a funeral service. Akhmedov and many other Meskhetian Turks are selling up and moving to the USA in the face of persecution and violence. The Meskhetian Turks were deported from Georgia by Stalin in 1944, forced out of Uzbekistan in the late 1980s and settled in the Krasnodar region, Russia, where most have not been granted passports or residence. They can not officially work, receive medical treatment, marry or go to school.
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Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia<br>
2005<br>
A Saker Falcon with his carer Purevsuren. The Saker Falcon is subject to legal and illegal exports mostly to the Middle East, where the birds are used for hunting. Many fear the Saker will become extinct if present levels of exports are kept up. Falcon
Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia
2005
A Saker Falcon with his carer Purevsuren. The Saker Falcon is subject to legal and illegal exports mostly to the Middle East, where the birds are used for hunting. Many fear the Saker will become extinct if present levels of exports are kept up.
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Moscow<br>
2004<br>
Alexander Yakovlev, former member of Mikahail Gorbachev's Politburo. Yakovlev
Moscow
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Alexander Yakovlev, former member of Mikahail Gorbachev's Politburo.
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New Delhi, India<br>
2002
Wedding
New Delhi, India
2002
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