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The Women of Russia

Mar 08, 2017 - 03:00 pm

Muscovite Olga speaks perfect English. Her number one style rule? "Clothes should always match. Todd Prince / for MT

Daria, 21, is a student from the northern Russian city of Petrozavodsk. She was sunbathing close to the Solovetsky Monastery and listening to Mozart on her phone. Todd Prince / for MT

Twenty-one-year-old Sasha was making espresso in a St. Petersburg coffee van reading Machiavelli's "The Prince." This is the fourth city she has lived in, having grown up in Murmansk and lived in Krasnodar and Moscow. She is hoping to find herself. Todd Prince / for MT

A woman from a small village in the Arkhangelsk region. She is forced to wear skis in the winter to get to the store in the next village. One of seven children, her brothers and sisters often visit her to use the banya, as well as her sons and grandchildren. Todd Prince / for MT

Anna, 16, as she entered the Moscow metro late on Sunday night. Todd Prince / for MT

Anastasia lives in St. Petersburg. Here, she was heading to spend the night with friends. Todd Prince / for MT

Polina is studying journalism in Moscow. Todd Prince / for MT

Tatyana and Anna, 20, both grew up in Novosibirsk. Now they're study drawing in St. Petersburg. Todd Prince / for MT

Officer Sergeant Yevgeniya Shvetsel with a German Shepherd dog named Zhasmin at the canine training center of the North Caucasus regional command of the Russian Interior Ministry's Internal Troops. Valery Matytsin / TASS

Lada, 16, says that her dad dresses just like her. She is learning the drums, following in his footsteps. She also wants to learn Japanese. Todd Prince / for MT

Olga, 26, was practicing riding a skateboard with her boyfriend for the first time. The couple bought the board earlier that day. One plans to ride the skateboard; the other, a scooter. Todd Prince / for MT

Sophia, 22, grew up in Sevastopol, Crimea, and moved to Moscow four years ago after falling in love with a man from the Russian capital. Todd Prince / for MT

Women's Day, which commemorates women's struggle for emancipation, is one of Russia's biggest holidays. To celebrate, The Moscow Times has dedicated a gallery to the women of Russia: diverse, tenacious and unstoppable.

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