10 amazing Soviet Era bus shelters
Photographer Christopher Herwig travelled throughout the former Soviet Union in search of weird and wonderful bus shelters. Here are his favourites
1. Pitsunda, Abkhazia
When I interviewed the creator of this bus stop, Zurab Tsereteli, he explained why his bus stops lacked function. “I cannot answer why there is no roof, why is this, why is that,” he said. “It’s their problem. I, as an artist, do everything artistically.”
2. Kootsi, Estonia
I found this bus stop online and then located it on Google maps. I got here in the middle of the night so slept in the rental car for a couple of days after Christmas 2013 and waited till the sun came up to photograph it.
3. Taraz, Kazakhstan
An early favorite of mine and the cover of my book. In the middle of empty fields on the road near Taraz, Kazakhstan. Whenever I see it I think its going to bite me.
