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Village stories
Guest of "Moles": Igor Lagunov with "Village Stories".
Altai winter.
The MTM turner, remembering the times of the USSR, collected pieces of socialism in his turning workshop. Village Soloneshnoye, Altai, 2007.
Frosty afternoon. Altai.
Ice bath, Troitsk, Chelyabinsk region, 2008.
Shepherd. Altai region, 2007.
Two sisters show in a photograph their family of noble origin. They continued the teaching dynasty of their father. My father was one of the first rural teachers in Altai. Village Topolnoye, Soloneshinsky district, Altai region. 2006.
An elderly woman is reflected in a portrait of her youth. All her life she worked as a rural teacher.
A daughter's hand on a portrait of her father. In the 30s he was repressed, but managed to survive in the camps. Upon returning, he continued to work as a teacher.
After the rain. Altai region. 2007
At the felt boots factory in the village of Tumanovo.
Felt boots factory.
Sultry afternoon. Unsuccessful crossing after Sabantuy. Heat... cows... went to the village for help... Askarovo village, Bashkiria, June 2009.
I bless you.
Funeral lunch. Altai region, 2007.
Blacksmith. Nikolai works on a deer breeding farm. He lives there at the farm. There is always enough work for a blacksmith in the village. Village Karakol, Altai, 2007
In the forge.
Blacksmith Nikolai.
Harvest Festival.
Returned from the army.
Trinity. The celebration of the Orthodox holiday of Trinity in Altai was not stopped by heavy rain. Village Topolnoye, Altai Territory, June 2008.
Altai autumn.
Abandoned old age. Chesma, Chelyabinsk region, 1994
Autumn.
The village of Soloneshnoye, Altai, minus 33.
For water... Frost -30, the cows are pressed against the fence, a little warmth comes from it on a sunny day. Soloneshinsky district, Altai region, 2007.
Grandmother and granddaughter. When the frost is over 30, schools cancel classes...
The new wooden church hosted a service for the Feast of the Apple Savior, after which there was baptism. Altai.
On the first snow. The hunters, after a successful hunt, return home with two lynxes. Chesma, Chelyabinsk region, 1998.
