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Gerd Ludwig

In 2005, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial, opened in Berlin, Germany. Below ground, an information center shares stories of the Holocaust's victims—which scholars say is essential to preventing history from repeating itself.

A waterfall at Tintagel, Cornwall – said to be the site of the legendary King Arthur's birth. The county comprises 12 separate areas all designated under the same AONB.

A couple shares a romantic moment on a first-class train car to Yekaterinburg, Russia. A story in the June 1998 issue followed the Trans-Siberian Railroad, which stretches 5,778 miles.

To celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, a Russian Orthodox man emerges from priest-blessed, frigid water through a cross-shaped hole in the ice—a ritual believed to protect the faithful from evil. This photo originally appeared in an April 2009 story documenting the growth of the Russian Orthodox church.

To celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, a Russian Orthodox man emerges from priest-blessed, frigid water through a cross-shaped hole in the ice—a ritual believed to protect the faithful from evil. This photo originally appeared in an April 2009 story documenting the growth of the Russian Orthodox church.

A worker harvests blooms at a flower farm in Southern California's Imperial Valley. Naturally arid, the region irrigates its crops with water diverted from the Colorado River.

An ice cream truck parks outside the Castle Green wing of the historic Hotel Green in Los Angeles, California. In 2021, the food truck industry is expected to grow at a faster rate than the traditional restaurant industry.

Ice and snow encrust the workings at an oil rig in western Siberia. Oil is a key component of Russia's economy; the country is the second largest exporter.

An August 2008 story documented the seemingly mysterious world of Moscow at night. Here, a flash mob congregates to kiss among the crowd near Red Square.

Dressed up like Santa, three young men sell Coca-Cola at a New Year's Day celebration in the streets near Moscow's Red Square. This photo appeared in the November 2001 issue, commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the U.S.S.R.'s break-up.