Alexander Sosnow

Memories, Reflections, and Verse Across Changing Times

Historical Photo Gallery

Visual memories from daily life in the former USSR, childhood moments, and the natural landscape of Siberia. Click any photograph to view it in full screen with historical notes.

Chikichey village
1. Chikichey village
The Boys of Our Courtyard
2. The Children of Our Courtyard
My younger brother, me, and Mom
3. My brother, me, and Mom
Three brothers and Mom in a boat
4. Three brothers and Mom.
Three brothers and Mom
5. Three brothers and Mom
A chipmunk is stealing nuts
6. A chipmunk is stealing nuts.
Siberian globeflowers
7. Siberian globeflowers
Malaya Biryusa River
8. Malaya Biryusa River
A basket of mushrooms
9. A basket of mushrooms
Backpack-style berry container
10.Backpack-style berry container
The Winter Forest
11. The Winter Forest
Artist Viktor Fateev
12. Artist Viktor Fateev
Evening Steppe
13. Seagulls by Viktor Fateev
Family Album
14. Evening by Viktor Fateev
Mountain Vista
15. Baikal lake by Viktor Fateev
Oyok Community Hospital
16. Oyok Community Hospital
Our Construction crew
17. Our Construction crew
River Ice Break
18. Me - constructor
Scientific Library
19. Scientific Library
White House
White House in 1917
20. White House in 1917
Irkust University
21. Irkust University.
Faculty of Biology
Physiology Department
22. Physiology Department
Physiology Practicum
23.Physiology Practicum
Physiology Practicum
24. Physiology Practicum
The Golden Autumn by Levitan
25. The Golden Autumn
by Levitan