Soviet bus stops

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These images of old Soviet era bus stops are from the Christopher Herwig book Soviet Bus Stops. He traveled through 13 countries of the old Soviet Union to find these bus stops.

I've posted about them before at Old Soviet era bus shelters. These images are from the Messy Nessy article This is Not Burning Man, These are the Soviet Bus Stops of Siberia. It has more images as well as details of his trip to photograph these isolated remnants of the Soviet era.

Old Soviet era bus shelters

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These pictures come from the Vintage Everyday post Strange Soviet Bus Stops. There is no  commentary with the post, so the only reason I know what the structures are is from the title. Why they are so elaborately designed is a mystery to me.  It also isn't clear how remote they are. Some seem to be in the middle of nowhere, others show at least a few building in the background. 

Whatever the answer to those questions, they are marvelous little buildings. A surprising amount of effort went into designing and decorating them. I wonder what the buses that service them are like?

There are more samples after the jump, and even more at the above link.