Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 25th week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region.
June 27 marked the 24th anniversary of the signing of the UN-brokered Tajik Peace Accord that ended a five-year civil war between Tajikistan's secular government and a coalition of opposition groups led by Islamic forces.
На улице Джафера Сейдамета вследствие обильных осадков, вышла из берегов река Гува, левый приток реки Дерекойка. Селевым потоком реки Гува
Nazi Germany led the largest-ever ground invasion force in an attack on the Soviet Union in 1941 that unleashed a brutal conflict that cost the lives of millions of people.
On the night of June 21, Ukrainians gathered to celebrate Ivan Kupala Night in Khortytsya, an important historical site on the river Dnipro. The festival marks the summer solstice -- the longest day and shortest night of the year -- and draws on ancient pagan and Slavic traditions.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 24th week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region.
Iranians are voting on June 18 for their next president, with the country's supreme leader exhorting people to cast their ballots amid calls for a boycott and general dissatisfaction over the lack of choice among the candidates.
The U.S. and Russian presidents meet in a historic villa on the shores of Switzerland's Lake Geneva.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 23rd week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Ludwig Wonago created a fascinating visual chronicle of life in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
After 15 years of work, Ukrainian researchers have published a study of thousands of messages -- some dating back nearly 1,000 years -- scratched onto the walls of Kyiv’s St. Sophia Cathedral.
Photos at the National Archives of Estonia reveal daily life during the communist occupation of the Baltic state.
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