First time I visited the Donbass region was at the beginning of summer of 2014, right at the beginning of the military conflict.

I arrived to the Ukrainian city of Luhansk in the early summer of 2014 and then it was still a peaceful town, but the feeling of an impending disaster was already in the air and and every following day it was getting stronger.

Exotics, hot climate, interesting culture and history, and unbelievable hospitality of local people impressed me so much, I immediately fell in love with this country.

In November 2013, as a phogorhapher I accompanied the Olympic Torch relay.

In 2012, a rebellion broke out in the north of Mali, where the Tuaregs established and proclaimed the independence of their own state, Azawad, to protest against alleged racial discrimination, as the color of their skin is not as dark as that of the Malian majority.

“And what kind of person are you?” – A Doukhobor. – Why are you called doukhobor? Because God is a spirit, God is a word, God is a man. I praying and give my regards to God with the help of the spirit. That is why I’m a doukhobor.”

According to the opinion of the human rights organisations, this region is the most dangerous place for living in Europe. Armed incidents in Dagestan occur almost every day.

Batman wakes up when Lugansk city falls asleep. 'Batman' is the code sign of one of the most authoritative warlords.

This city is nearly 2,000 years old, most of which it has been defended, seized, destroyed, rebuilt. The majority of buildings in the city are two or three floors huts made of mud.

A few years ago the African state of Mali was covered by the real gold rush. The most part of the gold diggers come from the poorest corners of Mali, as well as from the northern regions of the country affected by the political and military crisis.

Ongoing conflict in Ukraine between separatists and the Ukrainian government army led the country to the full-scale hostilities. There always at least two armed fighting sides in any war.