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Dmitry Kostyukov for TIME
Photo Essay

What Tsarnaev Saw: Dagestan by Dmitry Kostyukov

After the FBI announced that two brothers from southern Russia had bombed the Boston Marathon, the world's attention quickly turned to where these brothers had come from — a lush strip of highlands called Dagestan. Photographer Dmitry Kostyukov reports from the Russian republic.

Image: Grief, Kerch, Crimea, January 1942
Out There

World War II Through Soviet Jewish Eyes

A young American historian named David Shneer spent the better part of a decade tracking down photographs of Soviet Jewish photographers for a new exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.

Davide Monteleone—VII
Out There

Red Thistle: The Rhythm of Life in the Caucasus

In his latest book, 'Red Thistle,' photographer Davide Monteleone documents the rhythm of life in the Caucasus.

Yuri Kozyrev–NOOR for TIME
Photo Essay

The Wrestlers of Chechnya: Photographs by Yuri Kozyrev

The dusty Russian town of Khasav-Yurt, which the locals like to call the Wrestlers' Mecca, boasts the greatest concentration of wrestling champions in the world. Photographer Yuri Kozyrev documented the young athletes at their school in the North Caucasus.

Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIME
Photo Essay

The Syrian Arms Race: Photographs by Yuri Kozyrev

TIME contract photographer Yuri Kozyrev's look inside the Russian weapons bazaar that is powering Syria's regime.

Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIME
Photo Essay

On the Trail with Putin: Photographs by Yuri Kozyrev

TIME contract photographer Yuri Kozyrev follows Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on his bid for a third presidential term.