ZDHGDHG001 | Presidential elections in Nagorno Karabakh 2007 (65 photos)
On July 19 2007, voters in Nagorno Karabakh were electing their next president. Among the five candidates Bako Sahakian was leading with 85.4 percent of the vote. Masis...  View the story
Date: July, 2007
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan,
Anahit Hayrapetyan | 
ZDHEDHE001 | Parliamentary elections in Armenia 2007 (103 photos)
On May 12 2007, the voting day, Armenia elected a new Parliament. Among 20 competitive parties the established 5 percent barrier was overcome by the Armenian Republican Party, “Prosperous... View the story
Date: May, 2007
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan, Anahit Hayrapetyan, Karen Mirzoyan, Nelli Shishmanyan and Piruza Khalapyan |
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ZDHDDHD001 | Armenia remembers the Genocide victims (30 photos)
On April 24, the day of memory of 1.5 million Armenians violently killed by Turks in 1915, government officials, Armenian clergy and thousands of people visited the Genocide Memorial in... View the story
Date: April, 2007
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan, Anahit Hayrapetyan, Nelli Shishmanyan | 
ZDHC001001 | The Prime Minister of Armenia has died (22 photos)
The Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Margaryan died of a heart attack, at age 55. Margaryan was the head of Armenian Republican Party and he had held the Premier Minister’s... View the story
Date: March, 2007 - , 1783
Story by: Anahit Hayrapetyan,Karen Mirzoyan, Nelli Shishmanyan |
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ZDGJDGJ001 | Vintage in Kakhetia (26 photos)
Vintage or rtveli (it is how Georgians call it) starts in September. That’s when the grape-gathering begins in Melani village of Kakhetia. The vineyards here belonged to Colkhoz in... View the story
Date: October, 2006
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan | 
ZDGHDFH002 | "Bed in my hand" (8 photos)
After the war in Lebanon many children have lost their houses and found a temporary asylums in the public buildings and schools. Instead of warm bed they have only... View the story
Date: August, 2006 - August, 2005
Story by: Karen Mirzoyan |
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ZDGHDFH001 | Children - the war victims in Lebanon (45 photos)
The war in Lebanon is distinguished by the high percent of deaths among the children.
Those children that lost their parents, houses and became handicaps are victims too
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Date: August, 2006 - August, 2005
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan,
German Avagyan,
Anahit Hayrapetyan,
Karen Mirzoyan | 
ZDGEDGF001 | MerhaBarev (130 photos)
MerhaBarev is a unique photo-bridge between Armenia and Turkey, two neighboring countries with no diplomatic relations and a border remained closed for more than 80 years.
This project was created in... View the story
Date: May, 2006 - June, 2006
Story by: PatkerPhoto:Ruben Mangasaryan, German Avagyan, Anahit Hayrapetyan, Karen Mirzoyan, Nelli Shishmanyan.
NarPhotos: Ozcan Yurdalan,Mehmet Kacmaz,Serra Akcan,Tolga Sezgin, Kerem Uzel. |
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ZDGEDGE004 | One day shot (12 photos)
In 2005 there were 864 marriage applications in Armenia between Armenians and not Armenians, and almost all of the families couldn’t survive here, so, they preferred to search their way... View the story
Date: May, 2006
Story by: Piruza Khalapyan | 
ZDGEDGE003 | Necessity is the mother of invention! (11 photos)
Armenians, being an ancient nation, have put in practice the idea of second use of objects for centuries on. Yet nowadays due to the difficult social conditions we can witness... View the story
Date: May, 2006
Story by: Nelli Shishmanyan |
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ZDGEDGE002 | The prisoners of the ‘ghost-house’ (16 photos)
The ‘ghost house’ is the shelter for the victims of two wars. It was a post-house built by German prisoners in Abovyan city, Armenia. Having served its time, the building... View the story
Date: May, 2006
Story by: Anahit Hayrapetyan | 
ZDEGDEG001 | Capitan Titanic or Sevan Fishermen (42 photos)
Date: July, 2004
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan |
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ZDEADEA002 | Inauguration of Georgian President (18 photos)
The ceremony of Inauguration of Georgian President Mikhail Saakhashvili, which took place on January 25, 2004 View the story
Date: January, 2004
Story by: Gogi Tsagareli and Dima Chikvaidze
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ZDEADEA001 | Daily Life in Ajaria (20 photos)
The photostory covers daily life in Batumi, the capital of Ajaria -Autonomous Republic of Georgia. View the story
Date: January, 2004
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan |
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ZDDLDDL002 | Unrecognized Countries - Abkhazia (49 photos)
The Autonomous republic of Georgia - Abkhazia. The story reveals the life in the country, showing the sites of its capital Sukhumi, the daily life of people, collecting tangerine... View the story
Date: December, 2003
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan | 
ZDDLDDL001 | Black Life (105 photos)
From the streets Lida collects whatever she can find to burn in her stove. And, as plastic bags are most of all scattered in the streets of Bagratashen, polyethylene becomes... View the story
Date: December, 2003
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan |
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ZDDKDDK002 | November 22 Events in Tbilisi, Georgia (43 photos)
Opposition supporters stormed parliament as the president, who has held office since 1992 and was previously Soviet foreign minister, was swearing in new members following the controversial elections.
Amid chaotic... View the story
Date: November, 2003
Story by: Tsagareli - Chikvaidze | 
ZDDKDDK001 | Parliamentary Elections in Georgia (44 photos)
Date: November, 2003
Story by: Gogi Tsagareli |
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ZDDJDDJ004 | Presidential Elections In Azerbaijan (14 photos)
The reportage covers October 15 presidential elections in Azerbaijan and the violent protests of the oppositional Mufavat party supporters the next day.
According to the official reports, the son of the... View the story
Date: October, 2003
Story by: Rafael Shakirov | 
ZDDJDDJ002 | Uninhabited House Seizure in Bishkek (40 photos)
The uninhabited building in the suburbs of Bishkek has become a shelter for several Kyrgyz families. They captured the house without any permission from the local government and turned it... View the story
Date: October, 2003
Story by: Talantbek Shabiev/Patker |
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ZDDJDDJ001 | Russian Military Base Opening in Kant (50 photos)
The story tells about the opening of Russian Military Forces base in small town of Kant, Kyrgyzstan and how the citizens of the town prepare for the arrival of... View the story
Date: October, 2003
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan, Talantbek Shabiev, Vyacheslav Oseledko | 
ZDDIDDI001 | Circumcision Ceremony in Uzbekistan (140 photos)
Today the ceremony of circumcision (or “wedding” as it is called in people) in the majority of average Uzbek families starts with morning pilau (traditional meal made of... View the story
Date: September, 2003
Story by: Umida Akhmedova |
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ZDDGDDG001 | Vardavar-Water Celebration (41 photos)
In July Armenians celebrate the funniest holiday of the year – the Vardavar.
On that day people gleefully pour water on each other and believe... View the story
Date: July, 2003
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan | 
ZDDEDDE002 | Georgian Clown (12 photos)
Sandro Tediashvili, Georgian honored artist, the head of the circus department in Tbilisi pop-circus school and celebrated Georgian clown will turn 90 in August. However, he still works, training young... View the story
Date: May, 2003
Story by: Yuri Lobodin |
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ZDDEDDE001 | Georgian SU-25 Planes (25 photos)
Georgian attack planes Su-25 and Scorpion Su-25 are capable of flying in the unfavorable weather conditions during day and night. Georgian “Tbilaviamsheni” partnering with Israeli “Elbit” company are constructing four... View the story
Date: May, 2003
Story by: Gogita Bukhaidze | 
ZDDCDDC004 | Bells (19 photos)
Four professors of Tbilissi Art Academy – Levan Metreveli, Gogi Yakobashvili, Dato Abramishvili and Georgi Alugishvili – have restored the ancient skill of bell casting. They settled an experimental –... View the story
Date: March, 2003
Story by: Beso Gulashvili |
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ZDDCDDC003 | Georgian Army (25 photos)
Georgian Army consists of conscripts, contract soldiers and reservists. Georgia aims at introducing the contract basis into the army of the country. As a result, Georgian-American Train and Equip program... View the story
Date: March, 2003
Story by: Shahin Aivazov | 
ZDDCDDC002 | Novruz Bairam (9 photos)
Novruz is an ancient holiday, celebrated with special warm feelings all over the Muslim world. The traditions and customs connected with Novruz Holiday came from the depth of centuries. It... View the story
Date: March, 2003
Story by: Chingiz Samedzade |
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ZDDCDDC001 | Refugee Camp in Azerbaijan (27 photos)
Humanitarian organization World in Need, sponsored by British embassy, brought humanitarian aid to the refugee camp in Bairamtep village, Azerbaijan. The aid includes food, toys for children, building materials.... View the story
Date: March, 2003
Story by: Rafael Shakirov | 
ZDDBDDE001 | Nato - Dark side of strip-tease (78 photos)
Nato is a stripper, 26, working in nightclub Hollywood in Yerevan, Armenia. She is a Georgian, born in Ukraine, who came to work in nightclubs of Yerevan. This photostory tells... View the story
Date: February, 2003 - May, 2003
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan/Patker |
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ZDDBDDB007 | Ex-Doctor Finds Relief in Alcohol (19 photos)
Happiness is not always a prestigious job, a large family, and lots of money. It takes only a glass of vodka for Revaz Adiashvilli to feel alive again. A former... View the story
Date: February, 2003
Story by: Gogi Tsagareli | 
ZDDBDDB006 | Catharsis Charity House (35 photos)
Thousands of people stricken by poverty in Georgia are daily nourished by the international charity organization “Catharsis” that on March 31 will celebrate its 13th anniversary. Persons receiving food for... View the story
Date: February, 2003
Story by: Gogi Tsagareli |
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ZDDBDDB005 | 50 Years since Stalin's Death (9 photos)
The biggest commemoration of 50th anniversary of Iosif Stalin’s death was held in Gori town where the USSR most powerful leader was born.
For the majority of Gori citizens, Iosif Vissarionovich... View the story
Date: February, 2003
Story by: Dima Chikvaidze | 
ZDDBDDB003 | Shops and Markets of Tbilissi (25 photos)
Shopping is a great pleasure. Some do their shopping in expensive boutiques, others at fairs and markets. View the story
Date: February, 2003
Story by: Dima Chikvaidze |
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ZDDBDDB002 | Tbilissi Ballet and Opera Theater (39 photos)
Ballet and Opera Theater is one of the oldest cultural institutions in Tbilissi. Despite its age and lack of state subsidy, the theater continues to stage both classical and modern... View the story
Date: February, 2003
Story by: Dato Mdzinarishvili
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ZDDBDDB001 | World Press Photo of the Year 2002 (19 photos)
The international jury of the 46th annual World Press Photo Contest has selected as World Press Photo of the Year 2002 a black & white picture of the Los Angeles-based... View the story
Date: February, 2003
Story by: Eric Grigorian, Armenia, Polaris Images |
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ZDCLDDA001 | Brooklyn saxophonist in Yerevan (19 photos)
Zaid Nasser (34), New York saxophone player, creating a unique atmosphere in Armenia.Yerevan has become as dear to Zaid as New York. View the story
Date: December, 2002 - January, 2003
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan | 
ZDCKDCL001 | Sevan Sig (52 photos)
Sig fish (lake-herring) is the main fish in Lake Sevan (Armenia). Sevan region villagers make their money by fish trading. They catch fish, process, smoke and sell it. Sig fish... View the story
Date: November, 2002 - December, 2002
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan |
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ZDCKDCK005 | Azerbaijani Market (7 photos)
Small business in Azerbaijan. People of different age earn their money by reselling various products. They sell goods getting the sum of money between the wholesale and retail prices. View the story
Date: November, 2002
Story by: Farid Khairullin | 
ZDCKDCK004 | Sturgeon history (9 photos)
Fish business in Azerbaijan before and now: 1985 and 2002. Photo by Farid Khairulin View the story
Date: November, 2002
Story by: Farid Khairulin |
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ZDCKDCK003 | Rock Paintings in Gobustan (6 photos)
Gobustan is a mountain range 80 km away from Baku, where rock paintings of primitive people are still preserved. Gobustan is one of the favourite places for tourists. Prominent explorer... View the story
Date: November, 2002
Story by: Farid Khairullin | 
ZDCKDCK002 | Excavations at Agarak (43 photos)
Archaeological excavations at the site of Agarak, Armenia. "Stone-box" type burials, jewellery and pottery dating from early Christianity period were found during the works. View the story
Date: November, 2002
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan |
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ZDCJDCJ001 | Pankisi Canyon (19 photos)
Antiterroristic campaign against Chechen guerillas Pankisi Canyon, Georgia. View the story
Date: October, 2002
Story by: Beso Gulashvili | 
ZDCIDCI009 | Svanetia (21 photos)
Mountains make the 8/10 part of Georgia. The highest of them are located in Svanetia - the historical region of Georgia on the southwestern mountainside of Main Caucasian mount range. View the story
Date: September, 2002
Story by: Dima Chikvaidze |
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ZDCIDCI002 | Landfill in Tbilissi (13 photos)
Every day tons of garbage are delivered to the central city landfill of Tbilissi. All kinds of wastes from all around the million worth city are gathered here. The garbage... View the story
Date: September, 2002
Story by: Levan Kherkheulidze
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ZDCHDCH006 | Kurds in Armenia - Above and Behind (29 photos)
The Kurd nation does not have its own country. They live in the Middle East and Caucasian countries. There are an estimated 30,000 Kurds living in Armenia in some 21... View the story
Date: August, 2002
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan |
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ZDCHDCH004 | Street Circus (11 photos)
Street circus appeared long ago, in the times when there were no theaters or cinemas. Many nations practiced this kind of entertainment. For example, the most popular trick in Uzbekistan... View the story
Date: August, 2002
Story by: Umida Ahmedova | 
ZDCHDCH003 | Wedding - Ceremony of Circumcision (45 photos)
The ceremony of circumcision in Uzbek family. The ceremeny, called wedding, is accompanied by morning pilaw. Relatives, friedns and neighbours are invited to participate in the merry celebrations. View the story
Date: August, 2002
Story by: Umida Ahmedova |
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ZDCHDCH002 | Christening of Georgian Gypsies (20 photos)
On one Sunday in June dozens of Georgian Gypsies from Tbilissi, Kutaisi, Batumi and Kobuleti headed to village Tamarisi of the region Bolnisski in Georgia. A ritual of christening the... View the story
Date: August, 2002
Story by: Gogita Bukhaidze | 
ZDCHDCH001 | Azerbaijani Youth (18 photos)
The story shows how the youth of Azerbaijan enjoy their time. View the story
Date: August, 2002
Story by: Farid Khayrullin |
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ZDCGDCG006 | Medicine in Azerbaijan (16 photos)
Since January 2003, the whole medical system in Azerbaijan, except ambulance and several social free hospitals, has passed on to the paid basis. As a result, the level of medical... View the story
Date: July, 2002
Story by: Farid Khayrullin | 
ZDCGDCG003 | Largest Market in Tashket (23 photos)
The largest Market in Tashkent. People gather here not only for the sales, but also to communicate, meet people. Great amount of spicery and dried fruit are sold here. View the story
Date: July, 2002
Story by: Umida Ahmedova |
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ZDCGDCG002 | Bird Fights in Tashkent (44 photos)
Bird-fights are one of the favourite leisure time activities in Uzbekistan. People gather at the market in the old city of Tashkent to watch the fights, to bet sometimes and... View the story
Date: July, 2002
Story by: Umida Ahmedova | 
ZDCFDCI001 | Children (26 photos)
Georgian Nongovernmental Foundation "First Step", founded in 1998, aims at helping physically and mentally disabled children. 25 boys and girls were, in fact, evacuated from Caspian: they had to be... View the story
Date: June, 2002 - September, 2002
Story by: Dima Chikvaidze |
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ZDCFDCF005 | Small Town at Crossroads of Epochs (35 photos)
There are many towns in Asia with the history covering hundreds years. But the town of Istaravshan stands separately from the others. It is a town of more than 2500... View the story
Date: June, 2002
Story by: Gennadiy Ratushenko | 
ZDCFDCF004 | Military Dump Changes Life-Style (50 photos)
The life of people in small Manas village in Kyrgyzstan has completely changed after the creation of International Antiterrorist Coalition base there. The village is situated near the airport Manas,... View the story
Date: June, 2002
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan/Patker |
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ZDCEDCE002 | Cosmic Problem on Earth (109 photos)
For most of the people in the whole world, finding fragments of a space rocket is an extraordinary event. The interest of the people of Texas in the wreckages of... View the story
Date: May, 2002
Story by: Konstantin Yudin | 
ZDCEDCE001 | Mountains of Azerbaijan (8 photos)
In the mountains of Kyzylgai, located in Hussar region of Azerbaijan, photographer Ilham Kishiev took part in collective climbing to the peak of mount Ataturk (3500m) and Geidar Zirvesi (3758m)... View the story
Date: May, 2002
Story by: Ilham Kishiev |
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ZDCDDCD001 | Xinaliq (40 photos)
Village Xinaliq, established more than 800 years ago, is Azerbaijan's highest populated point. Inhabited by a light-skinned Caucasian race, the village is inaccessible for 9 months a year. Article is... View the story
Date: April, 2002
Story by: Rena Effendi | 
ZDCCDCC001 | Caspian Fish (9 photos)
A new factory in one of the suburbs of Baku, Hyrdalan, established for processing and export production of fish, caught in the Caspian Sea by Azerbaijani fishermen. View the story
Date: March, 2002
Story by: Farid Khairullin
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ZDBLDBL002 | Discover Iran (122 photos)
Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling shah was forced into exile. Iran is bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf,... View the story
Date: December, 2001
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan | 
ZDBLDBL001 | Religious minorities in Iran - Armenians (35 photos)
Armenians has lived in northwestern Iran adjacent to the historic Armenian homeland located in what today are Eastern Turkey and Armenia. There were an estimated 300,000 Armenians in the country... View the story
Date: December, 2001
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan |
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ZDBFDBF002 | Molokans in Georgia (18 photos)
Every Sunday molokans of Saburtalinian community gather for divine service in a chapel in the silent Lvovskaya street in Tbilisi. For the last years the number of Tbilisian molokans have... View the story
Date: June, 2001
Story by: Gogi Tsagareli | 
ZDBADCH001 | Adobe "Reanimation" (73 photos)
For buildings in the new capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, people use the adobes from Karaganda. Buying new adobes would be very expensive, so they use the adobes from the demolished... View the story
Date: January, 2001 - August, 2002
Story by: Viktor Mayski |
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ZCJKDCL001 | Molokans in Armenia (138 photos)
Molokans are ethnic Russians and Christian sectarians. In Armenia they live in Fioletovo village, which looks like a typical village in central Russia: birches, Russian houses, golden-haired children running around... View the story
Date: November, 1999 - December, 2002
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan | 
ZCGKCGK001 | Land of Turkmens (55 photos)
Turkmenistan is an ancient Land, situated in Central Asia and bordering with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. This energy-rich country became a Soviet republic in 1925. It achieved its independence upon... View the story
Date: November, 1996
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan |
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ZCGACGA001 | Joseph Stalin (13 photos)
Joseph Stalin was born in 1879. His real name was Djugashvili, but he later changed it to Stalin which meant "man of steel". He came from Georgia in southern Russia... View the story
Date: January, 1996
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan | 
ZCDACDA001 | Military boxes (10 photos)
Military boxes are produced to keep and transport ammunition and weapons. After their mission is over and they are empty, they begin living a new life. They are turned into... View the story
Date: January, 1993
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan |
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ZCCLDCL001 | Sadakhlo Market (59 photos)
The story about Sadakhlo market now and 10 years ago. Sadakhlo is the main place where Armenians, Azerbaijani and Georgians buy and sell goods. It works 12 months a year,... View the story
Date: December, 1992 - December, 2002
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan | 
ZCABDDB004 | Tiarnendaraj Day in Armenia (62 photos)
Tiarnendaraj Day, celebrated on the 40th day after Christmas, means going towards God and is related to the event when Jesus with Joseph and Maria, entering the Temple of Jerusalem,... View the story
Date: February, 1990 - February, 2003
Story by: Ruben Mangasaryan |
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ZARCDDE001 | Caspian Oil (46 photos)
The Caspian Oil is a large photostory which includes historical photos of oil-extracting, oil rigs, oil-men (beginning of 20th century), problems of ecology, caused by oil industry, modern oil... View the story
Date: 1910 - May, 2003
Story by: Frishman, Mishon, Woods, Samoilov, Cherkasov, Khayrulin, Samedzade, Rusyaeva, Mamedova, Ustinenko, Gulashvili | 
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