Russia by NIGHT: A bird’s eye view (PHOTOS)

Slava Stepanov
Slava Stepanov
What do the lights of Samara on the Volga River, the highways of Moscow and the harsh beauty of Chukotka have in common at night? Photographer Slava Stepanov captured some truly epic moments of Russia's night life!

Moscow. Traffic doesn't stop here, even at night!

Slava Stepanov
Slava Stepanov

Rosa Khutor, one of the most famous ski resorts in Russia, located in Krasnodar Krai.

Slava Stepanov
Slava Stepanov

Novosibirsk, a gleaming new bridge across the Ob River.

Slava Stepanov
Slava Stepanov

Samara, a million-strong city on the Volga.

Slava Stepanov
Slava Stepanov

St. Petersburg on a clear, spring night.

Slava Stepanov
Slava Stepanov

The village of Uelen in Chukotka – the easternmost populated locality in Eurasia.

Slava Stepanov
Slava Stepanov

Salekhard, the only city in the world located directly on the Arctic Circle.

Slava Stepanov
Slava Stepanov

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the capital of Kamchatka.

The lights of Yaroslavl, the jewel of the ‘Golden Ring’.

Smolensk and its fortress wall. About 3 km of walls and 18 towers have been preserved from the ancient 16th-century fortress.