Photo journal: Postcards from Russia

St. Petersburg, Western European Russia

These days in Russia, youth is everything. In few countries are people under 35 playing such an important role in transforming society.

Unencumbered by communist thinking and unaccustomed to the Soviet Union’s cradle to grave security, young Russians more readily accept the challenges and uncertainty of market economy.

Here, a newly wed couple pose for photographs by the frozen Neva River, with a view of the Hermitage in the distance.