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Jeroen Toirkens

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    Russia, Altai Republic, 2006 / Road to Altai
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    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.
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    Russia, Altai Republic, April 2006
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    Russia, Altai Republic, April 2006 / Unlike their Mongolian cousins, the Russian Kazakh nomads lost many of their traditions during the Communist era.
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    Russia, Altai Republic, April 2006
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    Russia, Altai Republic, April 2006
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    Russia, Altai Republic, April 2006 / The children go to school in nearby Kosh-Agagh.
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    Russia, Altai Republic, April 2006