Sorry again about Russian blog. But photos there are good and rare.
Steamboats of Volga River (http://rivershkiper.livejournal.com/54544.html).
Second part (http://rivershkiper.livejournal.com/54892.html).
Blog have index page (http://rivershkiper.livejournal.com/26498.html). Just pick any link.
Very surreal are the steam wheelers in front of prefab concrete skrscrapers.
Crasy old boots in a modern city! ;D ;D