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Photos Of The Week #25

Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond for the 25th week of 2016.

Photos Of The Week #24

Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond for the 24th week of 2016.

Abkhazia: Coming Back To The 'Soviet Riviera'

Abkhazia is shunned by most of the world, so vacationers from Russia -- one of the few countries that recognizes the breakaway Georgian region's independence claim -- are a boon to its economy and self-image. The number of Russians visiting the lush coastal territory has been rising in recent years.

Tributes Across Europe For Victims Of Orlando Attack

People around the world have shared messages of sympathy and solidarity in the wake of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. In many capital cities, citizens created memorials outside U.S. embassies in honor of the victims. Forty-nine people were killed and more than 50 wounded in the June 12 attack.

A History Of Recent U.S. Mass Shootings

A gun attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando on June 12 killed at least 49 people and wounded 53 in the deadliest shooting incident ever in the United States. The suspect, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, was shot dead by police after a three-hour rampage at the nightclub. It was the latest in a long line of mass shootings in recent U.S. history.

Photos Of The Week #23

Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond.

Afghanistan Before The Wars

Elliot Larson and his wife, Marty, worked in a medical facility in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, while raising a young family from 1970 to 1974. On many of their outings, they took a small Minolta camera, shooting slide film of weekends in the sun and trips to regions where today not even NATO soldiers can safely travel. The couple has kindly shared their pictures with RFE/RL, which are published here for the first time.

Photos Of The Week #22

Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond.

The Color Of Russian History

The Soviet Union's Public Art Legacy

Across the former Soviet Union, colorful communist-era mosaics still adorn government buildings, housing blocks, and factory walls. Many celebrate industry and culture with artistic flourishes that belie their staid subjects. Photographer David Trilling found himself drawn to them again and again on his travels around Russia and Central Asia.

Museum Of War In Eastern Ukraine Gets Ready To Open

Curators are putting the finishing touches on exhibits at a new museum in Dnipropetrovsk devoted to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The first exhibit to open is an outdoor display called "The Roads of Donbas," where streets signs point the way to the sites of major battles, littered with armored vehicles, ambulances, artillery, and other artifacts of war. The indoor part of the museum will open later this year.