Look at all the crazy weapons Russians carry on the subway

Knives, guns and machetes. That's not the shopping list of a serial killer, just a few of the things that Russians carry on the subway with them every day.

Photographer Oleg Ponomarev from The Calvert Journal took these X-ray pictures of the bags people carry during their commute on trains in St. Petersburg. There are plenty of normal things, like milk bottles and bread loaves. But there are plenty of weapons, too.

The author says his art project shows the paradox of the Russian security surveillance system. "There are more and more different means of state control and surveillance, from cameras on buildings to social media monitoring, which are meant to create order, but people still don't feel safe, so they have to carry weapons," he said.

The Calvert Journal is an online magazine about Russian art and design based in London.