1992

"In this book, Françoise Huguier invites us into this forgotten Russia, in the early 90s. She who had only one idea in mind - to reach the Behring Strait - has captured the very essence of a Siberia on the brink of collapse.

Everything is raw, raw: the blood, the filth, the striking portraits of a world in turmoil. Nothing is ever vertical or horizontal. Everything seems petrified in mud and rust: abandoned tires, ruined buildings, bloody carcasses, earth torn open by deep ruts, this is real life. There are few smiles in this universe. However, one cannot but be carried away by these powerful images and this humanity in the midst of dirty snow and flayed shacks. It is Françoise Huguier's strength to know how to give us the keys to this world in the process of decay, served by an implacable plastic mastery.

Yes, truly, Françoise Huguier is a great lady of photography. Yann Arthus-Bertrand