Russia, Altai Republic, April 2006 /
The Kazenov family live in the south of Siberia on the border with China and Mongolia. During the summer, when the temperature is mild, they live in a yurt (felt tent) in the Altai Mountains. During the long Siberian winters, they live in a small house on the tundra.
Russia, Altai Republic, April 2006
Russia, Altai Republic, April 2006 / Unlike their Mongolian cousins, the Russian Kazakh nomads lost many of their traditions during the Communist era.
Russia, Altai Republic, April 2006
Russia, Altai Republic, April 2006
Russia, Altai Republic, April 2006 / The children go to school in nearby Kosh-Agagh.