Amos Chapple is a New Zealand-born writer and visual journalist with a particular interest in the former U.S.S.R.
A Moscow trade show pitching glitzy funeral options takes on grim significance as hundreds of Russians die each day from COVID-19.
Rare photographs show the construction and unveiling of some of the famous monuments built during Yugoslavia's socialist era.
Locals say a protest that took place in Kabul on October 21 shows the increasing desperation of Afghan women, whose freedoms have been stripped away by the Taliban since the hard-line Islamists seized power on August 15.
Photographs held in a European archive capture the booming oil fields of Romania when the country was one of the world's largest producers of black gold.
How an adventurous traveler sketched the cultures and landmarks of the Crimean Peninsula nearly 200 years ago.
Trials are under way on "Teslagrams" made from tiny fragments of butterfly wings that could put an end to fraud.
The rare illustrations made by an explorer who sketched portraits of today's Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan nearly 200 years ago.
Six Ukrainians reflect on the country's 30th anniversary of independence.
Since Ukraine opened its Soviet-era KGB archives in 2015, the public has been able to dig into the files and uncover many dark secrets of the past. But for some, the harsh revelations have been too much to handle as they learn that their relatives were secret police informants or agents.
Blood-curdling images show pillars of swarming mosquitos above Russia's Kamchatka region as they hunt for a mate.
Photos by Lithuanian authorities capture the ongoing crisis on the country's border after Belarus ended cooperation with the European Union to stem illegal migration.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes a proposed expansion of Ukraine’s famous blue-and-yellow national emblem -- the trident -- can be passed by parliament in time for the country’s 30th anniversary of independence.
New photos show Afghans forming militias as the United States withdraws its forces and the Taliban’s grip on the country tightens.
Armenian brandy producers say they're unsure exactly how to market their award-winning spirits that are known to most consumers as “cognac” as an EU agreement banning use of that word comes into force.
Spectacular historical photos of the fiery, fortune-making oil fields of the Caucasus that once supplied half of the world’s "black gold."
Seven months after the 2020 war between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the International Committee of the Red Cross has released images showing Armenian families expressing joy and sorrow as they watch video messages from captive soldiers months after the end of the conflict.
Photos at the National Archives of Estonia reveal daily life during the communist occupation of the Baltic state.
Azerbaijani vlogger Mahammad Mirzali speaks from self-exile in France, where escalating threats have him “counting the hours” after already surviving two apparent murder attempts.
A historical look at the "nuclear suitcases" that accompany the Russian and U.S. leaders wherever they go, including this week when Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are in Geneva for a summit.
Interest in Georgia’s Soviet-era architecture is surging, even as some of the most spectacular landmarks in the capital, Tbilisi, are literally disappearing overnight.
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