Unusual Soviet stops are being discussed online
Internet / / December 29, 2020
An interesting new thread has appeared on Twitter. In it, the author has collected photographs of unusual bus stops from the countries of the former Soviet Union. Most of the photos in the thread are the work of Christopher Herwig from his large-scale the project "Soviet bus stops".
Soviet bus stop appreciation thread. pic.twitter.com/jDSyxTGBmw
- dan (@danthomascomedy) July 19, 2020
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- dan (@danthomascomedy) July 19, 2020
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- dan (@danthomascomedy) July 19, 2020
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- dan (@danthomascomedy) July 19, 2020
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- dan (@danthomascomedy) July 19, 2020
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- dan (@danthomascomedy) July 19, 2020
Even for this thread, this one’s bananas. pic.twitter.com/F1Lo3ouEA3
- dan (@danthomascomedy) July 20, 2020
"Even by the standards of this thread, it's kind of crazy."
Below are some photos from the series “Bus stops in Armenia” by the famous German photographer Ursula Schulz-Dornburg.
Ursula-Shulz-Dorburg
“Bus stops in Armenia” pic.twitter.com/i14x4XNnTn- dan (@danthomascomedy) July 20, 2020
Ursula-Shulz-Dorburg
“Bus stops in Armenia” pic.twitter.com/kYH3GCJwhY- dan (@danthomascomedy) July 20, 2020
Ursula-Shulz-Dorburg
“Bus stops in Armenia” pic.twitter.com/mllTSUJHaU- dan (@danthomascomedy) July 20, 2020
In the comments, users showed a few more non-standard stops from different countries. This, for example, can still be found in the Netherlands.
Bus stop in Dordrecht - The Netherlands pic.twitter.com/zYGdSHKGR6
- Atelier Worldcitizen - Mariska (@At_worldcitizen) July 21, 2020
And this can be found in Scotland. Complete protection from rain and wind!
Not soviet but one from the Western Isles of Scotland. Designed to protect you from the wind and rain, no matter what direction it comes from. pic.twitter.com/VjkcbyGbZo
- MacAndra Caomhan (@CaomhanMacandra) July 20, 2020
And in India such boat stops are popular.
In India we have common stop for bus and boat..💪 pic.twitter.com/ZpyeaXAxP2
- Puny_Idol (@IdolPuny) July 21, 2020
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