Retired Warrior. This lake has no name. Igor Mikhailov is the owner of this lake who leases its water and lakesides. After a contusion, a doctor told him to go live somewhere far into the forest if he wanted to live longer. That is how the former commander of special troops came to be here at the beginning of the 1990s. This is a lake of peace, where one can wake with a crane’s call. © Valeriy Klamm
Salt Lake in Altay. © Valeriy Klamm
Foster family in the village of Molot. © Valeriy Klamm
Spring in Tomsk. © Valeriy Klamm
House of Culture. Children waiting for a Christmas show in the local "House of Culture" in the village of Begul. © Valeriy Klamm
Alexey in his house in Bergul village, showcasing a gallery of portraits created by himself. In 1991 his mother fell ill, as did the country that he thought he knew and was born in. At the time, he was a leading electrical engineer. He decided to move from Minsk, Belarus back to his native village. "No more obligation to the country, only to my kin." He stayed home and cared for his sick mother for five years. © Valeriy Klamm
Village birthday in Altay. © Valeriy Klamm
White Road. In the Western region of Novosibirsk in Siberia, on the steppe, there are a few Kazakh villages. In their culture, Ak Zhol (White Road) is a symbol of prosperous and happy future. Ak Zhol is also a list of wishes in a Kazakh wedding, and the bride's hat is decorated with a blade of grass. © Valeriy Klamm
Ukrainian vacation. Little Nikita lives in Karasuk with his parents, spending the summer in his grandpa’s home in Beloye. This is a predominantly Ukrainian-populated village in the Novosibirsk region. © Valeriy Klamm
Vova in the tractor cabin and his foster father in the background near the village of Molot. Vova was embraced into the family from an orphanage. His adoptive father says: "He is sixteen, but knows how to do things. I am absolutely sure he will not get into trouble." © Valeriy Klamm
Escape. Novosibirsk Zoo © Valeriy Klamm
April, a time of birthing in the pasture, Altay. © Valeriy Klamm
Meiram Moldakimov's nickname is Nix. He has been working as a pipe fitter for 26 years. He is a very important person: he is responsible for the water supply for both humans and animals. Meiram is on holiday, but goes to his office anyway. He is more relaxed once he checks and ensures that the water pipe is not frozen or blown up. Unusually, he rides his bicycle all year round. Aul Nizhnebayanovskiy. © Valeriy Klamm
Felt. Artist Kalambina Zheltkovskaya showcases felt handicrafts in her workshop in Mayma, Altay Republic. © Valeriy Klamm
Department of Nature in the local museum. Karasuk. © Valeriy Klamm
Vacation near Novosibirsk. © Valeriy Klamm
Farmers. Farming couple in the village of Novososedovo. Alyona makes rare types of cheese and Yury is dog breeder specializing in Alaskan Malamutes. © Valeriy Klamm
Spectators. Golden Eagle Hunting contest in Altay Republic, near the Mongolian border. © Valeriy Klamm
Golden Eagle Hunting Contest. © Valeriy Klamm
Fort. Anton Marks carries a mile-marker post to install it near the tower of Umreva. Ancient Umreva, a wooden fort and the first administrative point of Russia within today's Novosibirsk region, appeared near Ob' river in 1703. Its aim was to defend Russian frontiersmen and to control the surrounding lands. Umreva is in the process of rebuilding and local scientists and students are deeply involved in the process. © Valeriy Klamm
Ipchi. Tatiana Mainagasheva is a curator at the Kazanovka Museum. Here she is cooking talgan. In the Khakas language, the word woman is ipchi ("woman in the house"). Traditionally, female occupations are connected with the house and home culture. Her role is to fill the home with objects and meanings. She establishes order and rules in the household, distinguishing her territory from the "alien space" which begins at the threshold. © Valeriy Klamm
Kalashnikov. Candlesticks made of bullet cartridge cases in the interior of a Russian Orthodox church in the village of Kuriya in the region of Altay. This is the hometown of Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the infamous weapon. The renowned weapon engineer was baptized here. © Valeriy Klamm
