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DIALOGUE OF CULTURES

A visual chronicle of the life of the Kurdish people in Russia

THE DIALOGUE OF CULTURES BEGINS WITH A PERSON

People. Stories. Traditions.

This is a story about people who carefully preserve and pass on their cultural heritage.

Russia is a space where, for centuries, representatives of different peoples, faiths, and cultural traditions have lived side by side.

The heroes of this project are the Kurdish people.

These are people born in the USSR and Russia; some came from different countries. They study at Russian universities, build families and careers, start their own businesses, and work in culture, science, education, medicine, and many other fields.

Everyone has their own path.

But they are all united by the desire to preserve the connection with their roots and pass it on to the next generations.

For many project participants, Russia has become not just a place to live, but also a part of their personal and family history. And for some, it is a second homeland.

GALLERY

DIALOGUE OF CULTURES

Traditions live on through generations.
History lives on through people.

PEOPLE. DESTINIES. STORIES.

Danar Mustafa

PhD in Political Science, writer.
Representative Office of the Kurdistan Regional Government–Iraq in Russia.
Russia, Moscow

Ikbal Durre

Kurdish political scientist, PhD in History.
Russia, Moscow

Kamiz Dzhabrailov

Correspondent for the Kurdish TV channel “RUDAW” in Russia and the countries of the former USSR.
Russia, Moscow

Shamo Sadyki

Doctor, plastic surgeon.
Russia, Moscow

Sahera Rahmani

Fashion designer, founder of the Sahera Rahmani brand.
Russia, Moscow

Teimuraz Rashoev

Sculptor, stained‑glass artist, mosaicist.
Russia, Moscow

Svetlana Kasyan

Russian opera singer. Soprano.
Russia, Moscow

Sare Khadzhieva

An 8th‑grade student at school.
Russia, Moscow oblast

The Kurdish folk dance ensemble “Barin”

Russia, Tambov Oblast, Michurinsk

Shaliko Bekas

A Kurdish actor, director, head of the theater.
Russia, Moscow

Shoresh Aby

Linguist. Translator.
Russia, Moscow

Swara Shakle

Kurdish translator, scholar, public figure.
Russia, Moscow

Renvar Ali

University student, public transport driver, public figure.
Russia, Yaroslavl

Barzani Gasanov

Businessman.
Russia, Krasnodar

Mamud Kasymov

Entrepreneur, student.
Russia, Tambov Oblast, Michurinsk

Sarymgul Aliyeva

Farmer, private household.
Russia, Tambov Oblast, Pervomaisky District, village Ilovay‑Rozhdestvenskoye

Rostam Kalandaryan

Household.
Russia, Tambov Oblast, Tambov District, village Kozmodemyanovskaya Kriusha

Fariman Ibragimov

Auto mechanic. Private household.
Russia, Tambov Oblast, Pervomaisky District, Novospasskoye village

Daar Osmanov

A Russian farmer, former deputy from the stanitsa of Platnirovskaya. Retired.
Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Korenovsky District, stanitsa Platnirovskaya

Srafil Saroyev

Deputy of the Municipal Formation Council of Krasnodar Krai.
Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Timashevsk

Misha Khaltian

Deputy of the Yaroslavl City Municipality.
Russia, Yaroslavl

Noriman Abdulaev

Entrepreneur.
Russia, Republic of Adygea, the aul of Bzedugkhabl

Ishkhan Ankosi

Poet. Publicist. Kurdish public figure.
Russia, Krasnodar

Manaf Ismailov

Entrepreneur
Russia, Republic of Adygea, village Beloe

Броян Хадр Рашидович

A spiritual representative of the Yazidis from the Shekhov caste.
Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar

Aziz Avdalyan

President of the Tambov Regional Public Organization “Sambo Federation of the Tambov Region”.
Russia, Tambov

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Zorosh Sadikova

In retirement.
Russia, Republic of Adygea, village Preobrazhenskoe

Gamid Osmanov

In retirement.
Russia, Republic of Adygea, aul Bzhedughabl.

Suleiman Aliyev

In retirement.
Russia, Republic Adygea

Ibre Mamedova

Entrepreneur.
Russia, Republic of Adygea, village Beloe

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