Sprawling plant of storksbill (Geranium robertianum)(?) on abandoned railroad in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 24, 2016
Rocks of abandoned marble quarry in Ruskeala Mountain Park. Karelia, Russia, September 19, 2015
Marble fragments in abandoned marble quarry in Ruskeala Mountain Park. Karelia, Russia, September 19, 2015
Abandoned by half house in Petrogradskaya Storona neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 13, 2013
A spring at an abandoned Finnish farm in a forest 3 miles west from Kanneliarvi, 40 miles north from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 6, 2000
Abandoned marble quarry in Ruskeala Mountain Park. Karelia, Russia, September 19, 2015
Partially abandoned house in Petrogradskaya Storona neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 13, 2013
Abandoned World War II memorial on territory of Red Banner (Krasnoe Znamia) Textile Factory on Pionerskaya Street in Petrogradskaya Storona neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2012
Abandoned WWII memorial near Krasnoe Znamia Factory on Pionerskaya Street in Petrogradskaya Storona neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 13, 2013
Abandoned village of Kirpichny Zavod (Brick Factory) near Posiolok, north from Vyritsa, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 18, 2012
Abandoned Museum of Alexander Popov (inventor of Russian radio) in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 24, 2012
Abandoned graves of solders of Red Army died at the beginning of World War II (1941) in Lutheran Cemetery on Citadel Road in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2010
Abandoned houses near Varshavsky Train Station. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 8, 2012
Small flowers of storksbill (Geranium robertianum)(?) on abandoned railroad in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 24, 2016
A decaying, overgrown auxiliary rail spur recedes into dense autumn morning fog through the forested buffer zone west of Toksovo railway station in Leningrad Oblast. The moss-embedded wooden ties and rusted trackwork once carried military transfers to the nearby Soviet ammunition and fuel depots, standing abandoned and largely reclaimed by tall grasses, young birch trees, and damp mire decades after the garrison s decommissioning. North from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2016
Abandoned tombs on Finlyandskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 12, 2017
Modern wooden sculpture at the entrance of an abandoned lab in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 7, 2019
Abandoned building at 20 Morskaya Naberezhnaya Street, near remains of a power station. Vyborg, Russia, August 5, 2024
Weathered stone steps, covered in moss and fallen leaves, are a charming example of the "romantic ruin" aesthetic that defines Sergievka Park. The granite blocks are softened by thick green moss and scattered with yellow maple leaves, emphasizing the passage of time and the park s intentionally wild, "abandoned" atmosphere. Set within a dense grove of maples and hardwoods, the steps are illuminated by the soft, filtered light of the "Golden Autumn" canopy, creating a quiet, contemplative spot for visitors. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 13, 2025
Pavel Grishin[CloseCurlyQuote]s Last Supper (2010) recasts the biblical gathering as a haunting tableau of shrouded figures seated along a six-metre-long table. Heavy, earth-coloured fabric conceals faces, bodies, and tableware beneath a continuous sweep of folds, preserving the familiar composition while withholding its human drama. Above, an enormous suspended crown of thorns echoes the scene[CloseCurlyQuote]s Christian symbolism; below, cloth pools across the floor like an abandoned burial shroud. The contrast between the crowded table and the absence of visible faces lends the installation an atmosphere of mourning and suspended time. Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 4, 2026
