Christian Frey

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Russia in June 2018

Russia in June 2018 during the World Cup.

Moritz Gathmann and I travelled from Yakutia (Sasha) to Moscow in six weeks by plane, trains and cramped together in boats or busses. We met fishermen north of the Polar Circle on the , travelled with commuting workers on a train from Nerjungri to Taischet or met rich businessmen and farmer hippies near Moscow.

Find all stories on Butterbrot und Spiele (in German).
Our blog was awarded with the German Grimme Online Award 2019.

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Oh, Sergey…
A ❤️ to Russian Photographer Legend Sergey Chilikov.
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Living on Trains
People and their stories on a five day train journey through Russia.
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Into the Wild
A six hour boat trip away from civilization.
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"This is my Heimat."
"Maybe it's easier in Germany, but I want to do something here."
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The Beach
Village youth hanging out and showing off at their local beach by the river.
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Russian Rebels
Food comes first, morality follows. But people from Tjumen are hungry for more. Like comic star Gosha and his friends.
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On Hunger Strike
Journalist Schura Burtin supporting Oleg Senzow's hunger strike during World Cup 2018. A portrait.
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Come to Moscow!
...says Micha, 27 years old and a fashion designer from Moscow
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Selfmade-man Andrej
Sergej and Tanja made their way in Siberian Taischet. And for the rest of their lifes they desire: no more changes.

Multimedia Blogs

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Buterbrod und Spiele
From Yakutia to Moscow. A multimedia blog about Russia during the World Cup 2018.
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Brafus 2014
A multimedia journey through Brazil. Looking behind the facade of the World Cup 2014.
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Die WM – ein Wintermärchen?
A multimedia journey from Cape Town to Johannesburg. Looking behind the scenes of the first World Cup on African soil.
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Das Paris-Protokoll
Behind the 2015 Paris climate change summit - the blog.