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Utrish
Nikita Shokhov
Published on 10/02/14
Utrish is a small place near the Black sea, located around 20 km from Anapa in Krasnodar region in Russia. It is a national park. In the early 60s it became one of the favorite resorts for nudists in Soviet Union and has been worshiped ever since. Thousands of Russians and Ukrainians come to Utrish every year. Here, far from civilization they spend months of summer. It feels like a state of its own: people live by the set of rules and orders they have developed themselves. Air smells like cannabis and freedom and welcomes everyone regardless of their religious beliefs and social status.