J.W. Burleson photo / Boquillas del Carmen, Coah.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

UAZ 452

from Guido Goluk: 'this photo was taken by my friend and cycling pal Djoen Tong Liem. It's a ferry across the River Irtish at Tobolsk, a fort founded by conqueror Yermak in the late 16th century to keep the Tatars out, and for a long time the capital of Siberia. The little truck on the right is the ubiquitous UAZ452, a model that has not been modified for the last 50 years. The Russians call it bukhanka (loaf of bread). The orange tanker truck, a Kamaz, was backed up onto the ferry straight from the river bank, no ramps, no quay, just directions yelled through a bull horn by the skipper'--GG

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