"Moscow's Hotel Ukraina lit up at dusk. This picture was taken as the Russian stock markets crashed on "Black Tuesday". Little whiffs of panic could be felt on the street. Moscow never looked or felt more like Gotham city."
"Peter & Paul Cathedral after a snowstorm, Xmas day 2014. We *almost* saw the sun that day. Anyone who's ever spent a December in St. Petersburg knows how rare this is."
"Gilded spire of the Admiralty, St. Petersburg. HQ for Russia's navy."
"The Palace at Petergof, perched on a bluff some 30km from central Saint Petersburg. In the background is the frozen Gulf of Finland. If you want to know bleak, head to that wasteland on a dark winter's day."