# Soviet Bus Stops: Photography Book

Soviet Bus Stops is a photography book documenting unusual bus stop designs across 13 former Soviet countries. Christopher Herwig’s collection presents these structures as public art and offers a visual survey of Soviet-era design.

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- Market: UK
- Language: en-GB
- Currency: GBP
- Category: Books, Music & Hobbies > Books, Music & Movies > Books & Comics
- Price: 17.02 GBP
- Previous price: 26.95 GBP
- Discount: 37%
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- Rating: 4.8 / 5
- Reviews: 692

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## At a glance

- Documents bus stop designs in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
- The description credits photographer Christopher Herwig with travelling more than 30,000km to document the sites.
- Includes a foreword by writer, critic and television presenter Jonathan Meades.

## Pros

- A focused visual collection brings together examples from 13 former Soviet countries.
- Useful for readers interested in architectural photography, public art and Soviet-era design.

## Specifications

### Publication
- Publisher: FUEL
- Publication date: 21 Sept. 2015
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 191 pages
- ISBN-10: 099319110X
- ISBN-13: 978-0993191107
### Dimensions and installation
- Weight listed: 635 g
- Dimensions: 20.07 x 2.54 x 16.51 cm

## A good fit for

- Readers interested in architectural and documentary photography.
- People exploring Soviet-era public art and design across former Soviet countries.
- A gift for someone drawn to unusual infrastructure and visual culture.

## Less suited to

- Readers seeking a general history of the Soviet Union rather than a focused photography collection.

## Customer feedback

Customer feedback describes the book as engaging and fascinating, highlighting its photography, unusual subject and production quality. Buyers considering it as a visual reference may value its focused collection, while the supplied feedback gives little detail about the depth of historical context.
- Positive themes: Customers describe the content as engaging and the photography as striking.
- Positive themes: The unusual subject and production quality are noted positively.

## Frequently asked questions

### What does Soviet Bus Stops cover?
It documents distinctive bus stop designs in 13 former Soviet countries, presenting them as examples of public art from the Soviet era.
### Who created the book?
The description credits photographer Christopher Herwig with documenting the bus stops. Writer, critic and television presenter Jonathan Meades contributes the foreword.
### What are the book’s listed publication details?
The listing gives a 1st edition in English, published by FUEL on 21 Sept. 2015, with 191 pages.

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## Add-ons

- [Soviet Bus Stops Volume II: 2](https://bargainpostbox.co.uk/visit/soviet-bus-stops-photography-book)
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## Images

![Soviet Bus Stops: Photography Book — 1](https://bargainpostbox.co.uk/i/0ysj2si9xjkR3I2B0Nc78v5valyNF_nyOgSrcVwaT9L7E4cy9VzizSbfJo_Y6YuMNhTMEaBVSwHQeYgEjL8OimG4JcQI-DOpDnKuhNw1G4Uf8xCXXzQu.jpg)

![Soviet Bus Stops: Photography Book — 2](https://bargainpostbox.co.uk/i/Y_lKWxDbEykCWCP6Ne-dfawv5MEIRk3ID_hg4yDmMaOz50mh8bDXVZlSj85EvZgKuvrXYs1VDRMafU1dcdcsgpgbjvUMa4DjHfRz9GFkYiuxfYkNwc14.jpg)

![Soviet Bus Stops: Photography Book — 3](https://bargainpostbox.co.uk/i/5FOQaFisPE-I0b9t2td7IAFMG-z9rx0MX5zeQ59YVxZhlKph6UOAEWiLMSD2DMQcFoWQ1FfgbdrCuWnXf7mxPvnaTxgewGMXiwuEpaObRFIUBkRybQM8.jpg)

![Soviet Bus Stops: Photography Book — 4](https://bargainpostbox.co.uk/i/oiTW6TVqmaRVSs0oTkoC3k40D_K1p1i3hWxLZIHhp7Gdo3GK9lWZmn0H97PDTP5Y2J5aBsfMOd42cvUPJLWC_xrv8BnvrbbdrH4iLpW9D1Z4CXUOJIiG.jpg)

![Soviet Bus Stops: Photography Book — 5](https://bargainpostbox.co.uk/i/D_ai2VX5HD5opF8hIdLaakAXJxUpOnBEGpEgqkpx1ZHXlosve9ZW0Iaa9IopAZhxzZLPyTo6mlUhdEqr0gM_cEr__KvoXUMTXE7h_aSnJD27D8pJFEOC.jpg)

![Soviet Bus Stops: Photography Book — 6](https://bargainpostbox.co.uk/i/1n1TfXAhPwv5ubvsJQqmFw1Id-MoHSF187P4vxwqReNLKVdCxjZTD0xjFXqCmrdaZTTh5YmmhNScMF7ZI-JMYHIekuFIMAtWUvkVjT9IdyrmxlmjjLU5.jpg)

![Soviet Bus Stops: Photography Book — 7](https://bargainpostbox.co.uk/i/tzypGXQhK3EnnbOWLLVVaHKZ3XlczIfpTWHrfUypKRViyJCoTzMinAOZGcw4_a0iKCqTY4REXGrtCtnpjGOudYOA5xCtHbPIA2teJlVVy1IlN6lwYJsY.jpg)