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Life in Rural Russia

Traditional decorative windows on a wooden house in the village of Giblitsy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Mikhail Sobelev, has lived in the village of Pogost all his life. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Geese and chickens outside a brightly coloured house in the village of Pogost. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Mikhail Sobelev and his wife Alexandra outside their 100 year old home in Pogost. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

An elderly woman collecting water in a bucket from the village pond at Giblitsy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Villagers returning home after an evening church service in Pogost. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Houses in the village of Pogost, Ryazan Province. Russia. 2006

A woman at the entrance to her log house in Bazhenovo Village. Ryazan Province. Russia. 2006

Two elderly women chat while sitting on a bench outside a wooden house in the village of Giblitsy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Elderly women returning home after an evening church service in the village of Pogost. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

The Russian Orthodox Church of St Nikolai in Pogost Village. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Priest, Nikolai Shvachka, conducting a wedding ceremony in the village Church of St. Nikolai in Pogost, Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Priest, Nikolai Shvachka, conducting a wedding ceremony in the village Church of St. Nikolai in Pogost, Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

An icon of the Madonna and Child in the village Church of St. Nikolai in Pogost, Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Two elderly women chat while sitting on a bench outside a wooden house in the village of Giblitsy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Victor Sobolev working in the yard at his home in the village of Pogost. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

A cow with her calf in a yard at the village of Pogost. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Maria, an elderly woman, at her home in Pogost Village with her goat Rosa, and her cat. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

The village shop in Pogost. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

A goat wanders outside the village shop in Pogost. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Varya, a four year old girl from the village of Pogost. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

The Church of St. Nikolai is the focal point of Pogost Village. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Memorial for villagers of Pogost who lost their lives in Russia's 'Great Patriotic War' (1941-45). Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

The Gus (Goose) River in flood after the Spring thaw at the town of Gus-Zhelenyy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

The Russian Orthodox Trinity Church is the focal point of the town of Gus-Zheleznyy (Iron Goose). Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Forestry workers stripping the bark off pine logs near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

A forestry worker stripping the bark off a pine log near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

A forestry worker with a chain saw stands on a pile of pine logs near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

A forestry worker using a chain saw to cut pine logs near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Birch trees flooded by meltwater during the Spring thaw at Pogost Village. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Children seated outside a house in Pogost village watch a goose wander by. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

A well in the village of Giblitsy. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

A man bathing in Bazhenovskiy Spring. The water is known for its healing properties. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Maria, an elderly woman, at her home in Pogost Village with her goat Rosa. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Members of the Russian folk group The 'People's Festival.' Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006

Mikhail Sobelev & his wife Shura, sit inside their 100 year old wooden home in the village of Pogost. Ryazan Province, Russia. 2006