About
UKR 2020
Railroad
Ladies /2020
This is a series of portraits of people who work as traffic controllers and safety officers at railroad crossings.
In Ukraine, the railroad traffic controller profession still exists and about 80% of workers are women. They spend long shifts in small dedicated buildings beside the tracks.
Ukrainian photographer Sasha Maslov shot portraits of female workers of the Ukrainian railway company from all over the country, which are compiled in a photo book by Osnovy Publishing.
Much of Maslov's work has concentrated on exploring his native Ukraine.
Ukrainian Railroad Ladies book won the Lens Culture Exposure Awards in Jury Selection and Sony World Photo.
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The women spend most of their time in solitude, working 12-hour shifts every two or three days,
depending on their location.
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After war broke out in 2014, when Russian-backed separatists seized territory in eastern
Ukraine, the crime rate rose throughout the country, and some of the railway buildings were
vandalized.
Since then, some have been covered with protective wiring.
Since then, some have been covered with protective wiring.
2014
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The country’s railway system has a total working mileage of over 22,000 kilometers (13,670
miles), making it the 13th-largest network in the world.
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Ukraine’s first railroad line, built in 1861, connected Lviv, Cracow, and Vienna.
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In the storm, it’s often hard to see the lighthouse.
Ukrainian Railroad Ladies are that lighthouse.
Website development
Jason Bradley
Website design
Zhenya Rynzhuk
Creator/Photographer
Sasha Maslov
Publisher
Osnovy Publishing
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