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"Every winter, on the Feast of the Epiphany, members of the Russian Orthodox church plunge themselves three times into the Volga River to remember Christ's baptism. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
"Every winter, on the Feast of the Epiphany, members of the Russian Orthodox church plunge themselves three times into the Volga River to remember Christ's baptism. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
Object Number 2019.5.1.37
Display Title "Every winter, on the Feast of the Epiphany, members of the Russian Orthodox church plunge themselves three times into the Volga River to remember Christ's baptism. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
Descriptions
Classification
  • Photographic
Department Photographic
Date 2012
Artist Chloe Dewe Mathews (2010)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Russia / Astrakhan Oblast / <County> / Astrakhan
Materials Digital
Quantity 1
Credit Line Robert Gardner Fellow

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Image Not Available for “On the winter Feast of the Epiphany, Russian Orthodox Church members plunge three times into the Volga River to remember Christ’s baptism. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012”
2019.5.2.6 “On the winter Feast of the Epiphany, Russian Orthodox Church members plunge three times into the Volga River to remember Christ’s baptism. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012”
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Astrakhan
"Cracked ice on the surface of the Volga, shortly before it enters the Caspian Sea. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
2019.5.1.35 "Cracked ice on the surface of the Volga, shortly before it enters the Caspian Sea. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
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Astrakhan
"Once a year, Father Dmitry leaves the Cathedral of the Assumption and goes down to the banks of the Volga to bless the water, giving it symbolic power to wash away the sins of the previous year. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
2019.5.1.36 "Once a year, Father Dmitry leaves the Cathedral of the Assumption and goes down to the banks of the Volga to bless the water, giving it symbolic power to wash away the sins of the previous year. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
Photographic
Astrakhan
Image Not Available for "A young woman poses on the riverbank before entering the icy water on the Epiphany. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
2019.5.2.9 "A young woman poses on the riverbank before entering the icy water on the Epiphany. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
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"The Babaevsky microdistrict was built on the outskirts of Astrakhan to accommodate the large numbers of oil workers in the region. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
2019.5.1.16 "The Babaevsky microdistrict was built on the outskirts of Astrakhan to accommodate the large numbers of oil workers in the region. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
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"Welder at the Lotus shipyard. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
2019.5.1.15 "Welder at the Lotus shipyard. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
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Astrakhan
"A young woman poses before entering the icy water. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
2019.5.1.38 "A young woman poses before entering the icy water. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
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Astrakhan
"Fisherman cut holes in the frozen river on the outskirts of the city. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
2019.5.1.39 "Fisherman cut holes in the frozen river on the outskirts of the city. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
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"Dead fish lie stiff on the frozen surface of the river. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
2019.5.1.40 "Dead fish lie stiff on the frozen surface of the river. Astrakhan, Russia, 2012"
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Astrakhan
"Yangykala Canyon, which in prehistoric times lay beneath the Caspian Sea. Balkanabat, Turkmenistan, 2012"
2019.5.1.31 "Yangykala Canyon, which in prehistoric times lay beneath the Caspian Sea. Balkanabat, Turkmenistan, 2012"
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"A man leave his house by boat. Many of the houses along the Volga Delta are accessible only by water. Kamyzyak, Russia, 2014"
2019.5.1.44 "A man leave his house by boat. Many of the houses along the Volga Delta are accessible only by water. Kamyzyak, Russia, 2014"
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Kamyzyak
"Employees of a fish-curing factory that vacuum packs strips of dried vobla, or Caspian roach, and distributes them across Russia to be eaten as a snack with beer. Kamyzyak, Russia, 2012"
2019.5.1.41 "Employees of a fish-curing factory that vacuum packs strips of dried vobla, or Caspian roach, and distributes them across Russia to be eaten as a snack with beer. Kamyzyak, Russia, 2012"
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Kamyzyak