Photo of the Week

An editorial selection of meaningful and interesting photos once per week. Treat it as a “window” to the region.

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Photo of the week: Blogger Ilya Varlamov Zyalt visited the homeland of the AK-47 rifles. The main "Kalashnikov" factory is in Izhevsk, Russia. Let's walk around the "Kalashnikov" factory and see how they make the most famous assault rifles in the world. © Ilya Varlamov via EnglishRussia.com

Photo of the Week: 24 May 2015, #Ukrainians march in traditional dress "Vyshyvanka" in #Kiev. #Vyshyvanka is the embroidered shirt part of Ukrainian national costume. It is celebrated unofficially on 21 May and over the past years wearing it on this day has turned into a civil initiative and a way to reinforce and honor national identity

Photo of the Week: #Warsaw. 14 Febaruary 2015. Raging fire on the Łazienkowski Bridge. The bridge is still out of order causing major traffic disturbances in the Polish capital.

Photo of the week: A girl puts lipstick and kisses the shield of the police in front of the Macedonian government building in Skopje, Macedonia May 5, 2015. Several thousand people protested in front of the building on Tuesday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who was accused by the top opposition leader of trying to cover up the death of a 22-year-old who was beaten by a police member in 2011

Outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, February 2015 © Dnevnik.bg

Photo of the Week: 101 year old Nektar Alatuziyan, her father fought against the Ottomans and managed to survive, moving to free Armenia at the end of all hostilities