Train for the forgotten

37 result(s)

  • Train for the Forgotten
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    Train for the Forgotten
    Verkhnezeysk (population 1 500). In Soviet times, the town had a summer youth camp, now converted into housing. In the background is the heating plant for the city which, if the Far East had been opened up, would have had a population of 30 000.
    William Daniels
    2569
    Train for the Forgotten
    Verkhnezeysk (population 1 500). In Soviet times, the town had a summer youth camp, now converted into housing. In the background is the heating plant for the city which, if the Far East had been opened up, would have had a population of 30 000.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the Forgotten
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    Train for the Forgotten
    Verkhnezeysk. Elena Shershova, who suffers from severe psoriasis, is sweeping up dead skin in her tiny apartment. She has regular appointments in Blagoveshchensk; it takes her sixteen hours to get there.
    William Daniels
    03/04/2013
    2570
    03/04/2013
    Train for the Forgotten
    Verkhnezeysk. Elena Shershova, who suffers from severe psoriasis, is sweeping up dead skin in her tiny apartment. She has regular appointments in Blagoveshchensk; it takes her sixteen hours to get there.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the Forgotten
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    Train for the Forgotten
    Tutaul. Natalia Pushko and Alexander Repkin are the only pupils in their Grade 9 class at the local school which has a total enrollment of 36 students. “I’m sick of him,” says Natalia. She agrees that it is quiet here, but wants to leave and never come back.
    William Daniels
    05/04/2013
    2571
    05/04/2013
    Train for the Forgotten
    Tutaul. Natalia Pushko and Alexander Repkin are the only pupils in their Grade 9 class at the local school which has a total enrollment of 36 students. “I’m sick of him,” says Natalia. She agrees that it is quiet here, but wants to leave and never come back.
    William Daniels

     

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    William Daniels
    2572
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the Forgotten
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    Train for the Forgotten
    Zolotinka. Population: 550, with 85% work for Russian Railways. In the Soviet era, 1 500 people lived here. Half the apartments are now unoccupied.
    William Daniels
    19/05/2013
    2573
    19/05/2013
    Train for the Forgotten
    Zolotinka. Population: 550, with 85% work for Russian Railways. In the Soviet era, 1 500 people lived here. Half the apartments are now unoccupied.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Mogot. Uri is dismantling the last homes in the village, made with train carriages, that once housed the pioneers who built the line.
    William Daniels
    20/05/2013
    2574
    20/05/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Mogot. Uri is dismantling the last homes in the village, made with train carriages, that once housed the pioneers who built the line.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
    2575
    Train for the forgotten
    Khani. Patients from the village register at the reception desk, then consult specialists. The village, with a population of 900, does have one doctor: a specialist in treatment of diseases of the mouth.
    William Daniels
    22/05/2013
    2575
    22/05/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Khani. Patients from the village register at the reception desk, then consult specialists. The village, with a population of 900, does have one doctor: a specialist in treatment of diseases of the mouth.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
    2576
    Train for the forgotten
    Liza Bazhanova (8) waiting for pathology results in the train lab. Even at her age, she complains about the lack of decent healthcare in her home village of Olekma.
    William Daniels
    23/05/2013
    2576
    23/05/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Liza Bazhanova (8) waiting for pathology results in the train lab. Even at her age, she complains about the lack of decent healthcare in her home village of Olekma.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Yuktali. Patients line up in the corridor to register before seeing a doctor.
    William Daniels
    24/05/2013
    2577
    24/05/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Yuktali. Patients line up in the corridor to register before seeing a doctor.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
    2578
    Train for the forgotten
    Yuktali. Students who have completed their final year of secondary schooling, are preparing to celebrate Posledni Zvonok, the “last school bell.” Some will leave to study at university.
    William Daniels
    25/05/2013
    2578
    25/05/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Yuktali. Students who have completed their final year of secondary schooling, are preparing to celebrate Posledni Zvonok, the “last school bell.” Some will leave to study at university.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Two nurses watching a soap opera on TV in their compartment.
    William Daniels
    26/05/2013
    2579
    26/05/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Two nurses watching a soap opera on TV in their compartment.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Lopcha. Patients lining up to get the results of their pathology tests.
    William Daniels
    27/05/2013
    2580
    27/05/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Lopcha. Patients lining up to get the results of their pathology tests.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Chilchi. The village has a center for underprivileged children – Solnyshko (“little sunshine”) – looking after orphans and children of parents who are alcoholic or suffer from tuberculosis. Lidia Konochenko is helping Maxime Detuk get off to sleep.
    William Daniels
    30/05/2013
    2581
    30/05/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Chilchi. The village has a center for underprivileged children – Solnyshko (“little sunshine”) – looking after orphans and children of parents who are alcoholic or suffer from tuberculosis. Lidia Konochenko is helping Maxime Detuk get off to sleep.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
    2582
    Train for the forgotten
    Svetlana Vishniakova was the school mistress in Chilchi, but had a stroke; her right side is now paralyzed and she cannot speak. Her daughter-in-law cares for her.
    William Daniels
    31/05/2013
    2582
    31/05/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Svetlana Vishniakova was the school mistress in Chilchi, but had a stroke; her right side is now paralyzed and she cannot speak. Her daughter-in-law cares for her.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
    2583
    Train for the forgotten
    After a rare visit by a surgeon on the Matvey Mudrov, for the first time in twelve months, Albert Popov who is paraplegic can now resume his rehab exercises with the “Parapodium” in the village of Lopcha. Otherwise he would have to spend two days traveling to a specialized center.
    William Daniels
    03/06/2013
    2583
    03/06/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    After a rare visit by a surgeon on the Matvey Mudrov, for the first time in twelve months, Albert Popov who is paraplegic can now resume his rehab exercises with the “Parapodium” in the village of Lopcha. Otherwise he would have to spend two days traveling to a specialized center.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
    2584
    Train for the forgotten
    Litovko. Villagers line up, enduring the cold (-15°C/5°F) until the doors open at 9 am. In these remote areas, mid winter temperatures can go down to 45°C/ 50°F. Most diagnostic services provided in the train are covered by public funding.
    William Daniels
    12/03/2013
    2584
    12/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Litovko. Villagers line up, enduring the cold (-15°C/5°F) until the doors open at 9 am. In these remote areas, mid winter temperatures can go down to 45°C/ 50°F. Most diagnostic services provided in the train are covered by public funding.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
    2585
    Train for the forgotten
    Sanboli. Anna Stavrova, the ophthalmologist, is examining Ludmila Raevskaya who may have glaucoma. Ludmila had to take a train for her appointment as the Matvey Mudrov does not stop in her tiny village.
    William Daniels
    14/03/2013
    2585
    14/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Sanboli. Anna Stavrova, the ophthalmologist, is examining Ludmila Raevskaya who may have glaucoma. Ludmila had to take a train for her appointment as the Matvey Mudrov does not stop in her tiny village.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Bolon. A doctor and nurse on board the Matvey Mudrov are recording an electroencephalogram of Nadegda Gaskevitch who struck her head in a fall in 2003 and now needs regular treatment.
    William Daniels
    16/03/2013
    2586
    16/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Bolon. A doctor and nurse on board the Matvey Mudrov are recording an electroencephalogram of Nadegda Gaskevitch who struck her head in a fall in 2003 and now needs regular treatment.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Bolon. Vladimir Petrenko, who has liver problems, is at home with his invalid wife, Lubov (“Love”), their daughter-in-law, Elena, and grandson, Valery, who suffers from hemophilia.
    William Daniels
    16/03/2013
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    16/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Bolon. Vladimir Petrenko, who has liver problems, is at home with his invalid wife, Lubov (“Love”), their daughter-in-law, Elena, and grandson, Valery, who suffers from hemophilia.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Elban. During a stopover the Matvey Mudrov crew are celebrating Maslenitsa, marking the end of winter, drinking vodka, eating kebabs and burning a doll.
    William Daniels
    17/03/2013
    2588
    17/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Elban. During a stopover the Matvey Mudrov crew are celebrating Maslenitsa, marking the end of winter, drinking vodka, eating kebabs and burning a doll.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Elban. The team is celebrating Maslenitsa in the train’s dining car, drinking, singing and dancing late into the night.
    William Daniels
    17/03/2013
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    17/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Elban. The team is celebrating Maslenitsa in the train’s dining car, drinking, singing and dancing late into the night.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Selikhin. An old lady selling piroshky to the team on board the train.
    William Daniels
    18/03/2013
    2590
    18/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Selikhin. An old lady selling piroshky to the team on board the train.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    A stop for the Matvey Mudrov in Kun (“snow-covered valley”). The village has no running water, and only a few families still live there.
    William Daniels
    19/03/2013
    2591
    19/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    A stop for the Matvey Mudrov in Kun (“snow-covered valley”). The village has no running water, and only a few families still live there.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Kun. Olga Kolmogorova is trying to catch a telephone signal to make a call. She and her husband Piotr are raising their three grandchildren, as their father is often away, working in the taiga, and their mother has lost custody because of parental neglect.
    William Daniels
    19/03/2013
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    19/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Kun. Olga Kolmogorova is trying to catch a telephone signal to make a call. She and her husband Piotr are raising their three grandchildren, as their father is often away, working in the taiga, and their mother has lost custody because of parental neglect.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
    2593
    Train for the forgotten
    The view from the back of the Matvey Mudrov in the tiny village of Kenai, where, after many complaints from the Mayor, the train has now stopped for the first time in three years.
    William Daniels
    22/03/2013
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    22/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    The view from the back of the Matvey Mudrov in the tiny village of Kenai, where, after many complaints from the Mayor, the train has now stopped for the first time in three years.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    The crew is celebrating the birthday of the medical director, Vera Chebakova. The famous doctor Matvey Mudrov can be seen in the portrait on the wall.
    William Daniels
    23/03/2013
    2594
    23/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    The crew is celebrating the birthday of the medical director, Vera Chebakova. The famous doctor Matvey Mudrov can be seen in the portrait on the wall.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Crossing the taiga. The train usually travels by night, and is then ready for work in the morning, at a different village each day.
    William Daniels
    27/03/2013
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    27/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Crossing the taiga. The train usually travels by night, and is then ready for work in the morning, at a different village each day.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Tungala. In 1989 the village had a population of 3000, but it is now only 548. The story is much the same for most of the villages along the Baikal-Amur Mainline that were deserted after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
    William Daniels
    29/03/2013
    2596
    29/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Tungala. In 1989 the village had a population of 3000, but it is now only 548. The story is much the same for most of the villages along the Baikal-Amur Mainline that were deserted after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Tungala. A child playing outside buildings from the Soviet era. Some were never completed, as building projects were simply abandoned in 1991.
    William Daniels
    30/03/2013
    2597
    30/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Tungala. A child playing outside buildings from the Soviet era. Some were never completed, as building projects were simply abandoned in 1991.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Tungala. Younger members of the community celebrating a birthday, partying with kebabs, beer and vodka. Most of them work for Russian Railways
    William Daniels
    30/03/2013
    2598
    30/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Tungala. Younger members of the community celebrating a birthday, partying with kebabs, beer and vodka. Most of them work for Russian Railways
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    The village of Lopcha was founded in 1978, when the BAM line was being built. It now has a population of around 500.
    William Daniels
    03/06/2013
    2599
    03/06/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    The village of Lopcha was founded in 1978, when the BAM line was being built. It now has a population of around 500.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Carina Sadirdinova, the nurse and receptionist on the Matvey Mudrov, catches a ray of sunshine after a day’s work in the village of Volochaevka.
    William Daniels
    11/03/2013
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    11/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Carina Sadirdinova, the nurse and receptionist on the Matvey Mudrov, catches a ray of sunshine after a day’s work in the village of Volochaevka.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    During an overnight stay in the town of Elban, Carina Sadirdinova prepares a barbecue to celebrate Maslenitsa. The team will spend the evening together, eating kebabs, drinking vodka, and burning a doll as is the tradition marking the start of Lent and the end of winter.
    William Daniels
    17/03/2013
    2601
    17/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    During an overnight stay in the town of Elban, Carina Sadirdinova prepares a barbecue to celebrate Maslenitsa. The team will spend the evening together, eating kebabs, drinking vodka, and burning a doll as is the tradition marking the start of Lent and the end of winter.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
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    Train for the forgotten
    Tungala, population: 548. Natalia Zaretskaya is the only qualified health care professional; she is the feldscher, i.e. nurse, with the same responsibilities as a doctor. The closest maternity hospital is a twelve-hour train ride away, and there is only one train a day.
    William Daniels
    29/03/2013
    2602
    29/03/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    Tungala, population: 548. Natalia Zaretskaya is the only qualified health care professional; she is the feldscher, i.e. nurse, with the same responsibilities as a doctor. The closest maternity hospital is a twelve-hour train ride away, and there is only one train a day.
    William Daniels

     

  • Train for the forgotten
    2603
    Train for the forgotten
    The town of Uktali has a population of 2000, and a hospital that belongs to Russian Railways. It covers a catchment area extending over more than 450 kilometers. Unfortunately the X-ray machine often breaks down, as is the case today.
    William Daniels
    24/05/2013
    2603
    24/05/2013
    Train for the forgotten
    The town of Uktali has a population of 2000, and a hospital that belongs to Russian Railways. It covers a catchment area extending over more than 450 kilometers. Unfortunately the X-ray machine often breaks down, as is the case today.
    William Daniels

     

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