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![[NSS_18SNOW?TRAIN] Caption: A man braves the Siberian dawn to board the Russia, the only train that travels the entire 6224 miles of the Trans- Siberian Railroad from Moscow to Vladivostok and back. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 2 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NSS_18SNOW?TRAIN Source: Special Sections [ WINTER DISCONTENT ] 1220xTXL](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000vcnwrQmajfc/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000vcnwrQmajfc.jpg)
![[NSS_18REFLECTIONS] Caption: A woman watches the scenary pass on local train. The trian was near Vladivostok on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 1 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NSS_18REFLECTIONS Source: Special Prokects [ WINTER DISCONTENT ]](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000dFkrU2sU_es/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000dFkrU2sU_es.jpg)
![[NS_18Communion] Caption: Fahter Dan Maurer gives Communion to Ekaterina Goryachenko in the St. John the Apostle Church in the closed military city of Boshoi Kamen. The church is a small apartment that is the first house of worship in the Soviet-era city. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 1 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NS_18Communion Source: Special Sections russia](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000Sv.zIIAuDSo/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000Sv.zIIAuDSo.jpg)
![[NSS_18Engineer] Caption: There are still many reminders of Russia's Soviet past. The engineer for the Russia, the train that travels the entire Trans-Siberian Railroad route, watches for a signal from a railroad yard worker as he attaches the engine to the 12-car train. The engines are changed on the Russia about every 400-500 km. This photo was taken in Ulan Ude, the capital of Buryatia. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 2 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NSS_18Engineer Source: Special Prokects [ WINTER DISCONTENT ]](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000NtnsVvRq1qM/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000NtnsVvRq1qM.jpg)
![[NSS_18JWindow] Caption: An iron Star of David decorates the window of the only synagogue in Birobidzhan in Far East Russia. Birobidzhan is the capital of the Jewish Autonomous region which was founded nearly sixty years ago by Stalin. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 1 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NSS_18JWindow Source: Special Prokects russia](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000BcI8YzRu8cM/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000BcI8YzRu8cM.jpg)
![[NSS_18JSHAKE] Caption: Riva Salomovskya greets Valentina Nikitemko for Friday Shabbat service at the synagogue in Birobidzhan in the Jewish Autonomous Region. Dora Schaeffer is in the background Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book One Date: 19961218 ObjectName: NSS_18JSHAKE Source: Special Sections [ MOTHER RUSSIA TODAY ]](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000jRbP8xx0NoY/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000jRbP8xx0NoY.jpg)
![[NSS_18OverallTrain] Caption: A local train travels on the Trans-Siberian Railroad around the southern tip of Lake Baikal near the town of Slyudyanka in Siberia. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 2 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NSS_18OverallTrain Source: Special Prokects [ WINTER DISCONTENT ]](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000uXup7lQrAbw/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000uXup7lQrAbw.jpg)
![[NSS_22Fishermen] Caption: Fishermen clean their nets on the shore of Lake Baikal in Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 2 Date: 19970123 ObjectName: NSS_22Fishermen Source: Special](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000fwBoWAg5yMw/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000fwBoWAg5yMw.jpg)
![[NSS_18FishBag] Caption: 11/1/96-A man in Listvyanka pays for a kilo of warm, smoked Amul, a tasty native of Lake Baikal. About a dozen or so women set up little stands on the dock at Listvyanka and sell fresh smoked Amul, dried Amul, drinks, bread and various other products to help pay the bills. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 2 Date: 19970204 ObjectName: NSS_18FishBag Source: Foreign](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000qB4qk6i_BwA/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000qB4qk6i_BwA.jpg)
![[NSS_18 Window] Caption: Alexandre Pirangalaev, 15, is a novice monk at the Buddhist datsan--temple--in Ivolginsk. He and three other novices live in this small house without indoor plumbing. They study Tibetan Buddhism for several years and then return to their villages to spread their faith. It is a great honor for the young men to be chosen to study at the datsan. Ivolginsk is near Ulan Ude, the capital of Buryatia. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book two Date: 19961218 ObjectName: NSS_18 Window Source: Special SEction [ MOTHER RUSSIA TODAY ]](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000zLxflAhSftk/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000zLxflAhSftk.jpg)
![[NSS_18TrainDepot2] Caption: Many people use the Trans-Siberian Railroad to transport consumer goods not readily available any other way. This woman hawks her wares from the window of the Valdivostok-Ulan Bator train while on a 15 minute stop at the town of Slyudyanka on the shore of Lake Baikal. The items are purchased cheaply at the Pacific seaport of Vladivostok, are carried on the train and then sold either en route in Siberia or Mongolia. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 2 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NSS_18TrainDepot2 Source: Special Sections [ WINTER DISCONTENT ]](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000bjR9u4vlEfk/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000bjR9u4vlEfk.jpg)
![[NSS_18Sailors] Caption: Two young Russian sailors try to get a seat on a train in the far east city of Birobidzhan. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 2 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NSS_18Sailors Source: Special Projects](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000GNsBURk0Upw/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000GNsBURk0Upw.jpg)
![[NR_22Candles] Caption: An old woman lights a candle before her favorie icon in the church. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 3 Date: 19970129 Object Name: NR_22Candles Source: Religion](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000vV8jfDz46ss/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000vV8jfDz46ss.jpg)
![[NSS_18Listening] Caption: Muslim believers listen to a 'sermon' by Dr. Faried Haidar Salman during the Friday noon service at the Mardzhani Mosque in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 3 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NSS_18Listening Source: Special Prokects russia](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000nGbmDmjKyfc/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000nGbmDmjKyfc.jpg)
![[NSS_18Burial] Caption: 80 year old Muslim Atgam Gatanlin is laid to rest in the cemetary in Kazan. As is Musliam tradition, Gatanlin was buried the day after he died. Death in the Muslim religion is not viewed as a bad thing since you are going to another world. Gatanlin was fortunate to have died on Friday, the holiest day of the week. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 3 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NSS_18Burial Source: Special Prokects russia](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000jyFi729s9cM/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000jyFi729s9cM.jpg)
![[NSS_18BOYSSIL] Caption: Young boys, under the watchful eye of Ida Belekaya (rt), practice traditional Russian and Jewish dances at the Palace of Culture in Birobidzhan in Far East Russia. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 1 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NSS_18BOYSSIL Source: Special Prokects](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000yUCFvGhAK38/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000yUCFvGhAK38.jpg)
![[NSS_18Cold] Caption: The Trans-Siberian Railraod is the lifeline for hundreds of little towns and villages like this one in Eastern Siberian. The line stretches from Moscow to Vladivostok, 6224 miles and was built during Czarist times. With the train comes food, fuel and badly needed supplies, especially during the harsh winters. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book ONe Date: 19961218 ObjectName: NSS_18Cold Source: Special Projects](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000SUwhHGUaZiQ/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000SUwhHGUaZiQ.jpg)
![[NSS_18TrainDogGuy] Caption: A man enjoys a book with his best friend in a two person coupe on board the Russia, the only train that travels the entire 6224 miles of the Trans-Siberian Railroad from Moscow to Vladivostok and back. It is not uncommon for passengers to bring their pets on the train. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 2 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NSS_18Train Dog Guy Source: Special Sections [ WINTER DISCONTENT ]](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000jkCd_VRxzgA/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000jkCd_VRxzgA.jpg)
![[NSS_18HUG] Caption: A soldier says good-bye to his family in Birobidzhan as he gets ready to board the Russia, the only train that travels the entire 6224 miles of the Trans-Siberian Railroad from Moscow to Vladivostok and back. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 3 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NSS_18HUG Source: Special Sections](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I00009WLHGJGVxaU/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I00009WLHGJGVxaU.jpg)
![[NSS_18Endtrain] Caption: The frigid view of Siberia through the last window of the Russia, the train that runs the full 6224 miles of the Trans- Siberian railroad, from Vladivostok to Moscow and back. Photographer: William Snyder Credit: Book 2 Date: 19961209 ObjectName: NSS_18Endtrain Source: Special Projects [ WINTER DISCONTENT ]](https://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/img-get2/I0000K4oG0atnJ50/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000BLgBAivwqLk/I0000K4oG0atnJ50.jpg)