Born in the Soviet Union in the city of Chelyabinsk -- capital of South Ural region -- on December 19, 1980. Completed studied at Saint Petersburg State University of Culture. In 2004 I began working at an Italian agency Prospekt. I have since specialised in photojournalism. Actually based in Italy and Russia.
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Russia: Searching The Forests
By Alexey Pivovarov
Posted in all, features, europe, slides on 22 June 2009
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Today it’s exactly 68 years since Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union. Early morning, 22 June 1941, the war referred to in the East as “the Great Patriotic War” started. It was to become an exceedingly brutal war, the largest war theatre of World War 2 and the most deadliest conflict in human history. Millions [...]

Crimea winter trip
By Alexey Pivovarov
Posted in all, features, europe, slides on 6 April 2009
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We came to this world from the sea .
There will be a day, when the River of Time will take us back to the sea…

In autumn 2008 our son Ivan was born. We wanted him to hear the voice of the sea in his first winter. So, we went to the Crimea.
Traveling on a train [...]

Russia: Living With Radiation
By Alexey Pivovarov
Posted in all, features, europe on 16 December 2008
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Muslumovo village stands few kilometers from Celiabinsk, in Russia, South Ural Mountains. Its name means “city of the Muslims”, most of them are Tatar people. The town is notorious for its closeness to Mayak, the world’s biggest nuclear plant and since 10 years the key plant of the Russian nuclear industry.
In Mayak - where more [...]