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  • The city symbol of Arkhangel'sk, a Russian port near the Arctic Ocean, displays the Archangel Gabriel dueling Satan - an odd reference to religion that survived the Soviet era.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, reindeer crush together in panic and climb atop each other in a temporary pen as nomadic Komi reindeer herders capture some of them to pull their sleds.
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  • A woman shops in an outdoor market in the northern port city of Arkhangel'sk Russia
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder harnesses domesticated animals to his sled in order to move camp from one grazing area to the next.
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  • The steeple of an old Russian Orthodox church and a modern communications tower demonstrate the contrasts to be found in the northern Russian shipping port of Arkhangel'sk.
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  • A relocated historic Russian Orthodox church is preserved in the Malye Korely outdoor museum, in taiga forests near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk, at the edge of the White Sea and Arctic Ocean.
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  • A train locomotive passes through the  northern Russian port of Arkhangel'sk, near the Arctic Ocean.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, reach their northernmost intersection with the tundra.  These spruce and birch trees are only able to grow so far north because of warming influences of the gulf stream current in the Arctic Ocean.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Arthum Khantazeski, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, navigates his sled across a half-melted tundra bog as he steers the herd towards its next destination.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a domesticated reindeer grazes in the tundra.  This animal has recently dropped one antler and the next will fall shortly - an annual occurence.
    RUe 070423-052.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a shopkeeper tends her store in Snopa village, which is primarily occupied by ethnic Russians, but where the nomadic Komi reindeer herders also periodically procure fresh food, staples and vodka.
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  • Much of the Russian Arctic tundra is comprised of mosses and  lichens.  The appropriately-named white, multi-branched “reindeer lichen,” (shown here) is a staple for its namesake and is sometime mistakenly called "reindeer moss."
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  • A statue in Arkhangel'sk, Russia, commemorates local heroes of the Russian Revolution.
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  • Russian teenagers walk and chat below an aging, ornately carved wooden building in the northern port city of Arkhangel'sk.
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  • Russian women chat on a bench below an ornately carved log building in the northern port city of Arkhangel'sk.
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  • An abandoned Russian log house falls apart and settles into floodwaters near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
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  • A relocated historic Russian Orthodox church is preserved in the Malye Korely outdoor museum, in taiga forests near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk, at the edge of the White Sea and Arctic Ocean.
    RUe 070426-114.jpg
  • The gilt and painted altar of a relocated historic Russian Orthodox church is preserved in the Malye Korely outdoor museum, near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
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  • Russian tourists walk past an historic wooden windmill relocated to the Malye Korely outdoor museum, in a taiga forest near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
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  • Intricate carvings and a window punctuate the log wall of an historic house relocated to the Malye Korely outdoor museum, near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
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  • Cranes for loading ships crowd a riverbank in the northern Russian port of Arkhangel'sk, near the Dvinskay Gulf of the White Sea, leading to the Arctic Ocean.
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  • A poster for the Russian military encourages recruitment for a career in what is otherwise obligatory two year service for all men in the country.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a river winds through taiga forests and seemingly infinite ponds and bogs of the adjacent tundra, which is melting free of its winter snow.
    RUe 070425-121.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, nomadic Komi Reindeer herders, who are visiting Snopa village to resupply their provisions, watch as a helicopter ferries people back to the nearest big city, Arkhangel'sk. (as viewed from the helicopter)
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder displays his knife scabbard that hangs from a traditional decorated belt.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Vasily Terentev prepares tea for his companions who rotate living on the land (without tents), while waiting for cows in the herd to calve.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, reindeer harnessed to a sled graze on vast fields of lichen from the genus Cladonia, (which abounds in the foreground in this image and is sometimes mistakenly called reindeer “moss.”)
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  • In the midst of a rainstorm north of the Arctic Circle in Russia, reindeer wait in a temporary pen to be harnessed by nomadic Komi herders.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, ramshackle log house still provides shelter in Snopa village, close to the Arctic Ocean coast.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, an old boat sits amongst sheds and houses in Snopa village, close to the Arctic Ocean coast.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Piotr Terentév, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, drives his team along a dangerous melting stream in search of fishing holes.
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  • During a rare time to relax, north of the Arctic Circle in Russia,  women of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan gather for tea and biscuits in Marie Terentéva’s chum.  Left to Right:  Katerina ("Katya") Vaucheskaya,  Rema Chuprova  & Marie Terentéva.
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  • A reindeer caravan herded by the last nomadic Komi clan crosses vast frozen tundra north of the Arctic Circle, near Nizhnyaya Pesha, Russia.
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  • A reindeer caravan herded by the last nomadic Komi clan crosses vast frozen tundra north of the Arctic Circle, near Nizhnyaya Pesha, Russia.
    RUe 070414-352.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, reindeer crush together in panic and climb atop each other in a temporary pen as nomadic Komi reindeer herders capture some of them to pull their sleds.
    RUe 070414-254.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Gretel Ehrlich rides in a sled behind a snowmobile, en route to a camp of the last remaining nomadic Komi reindeer herders.
    RUe 070413-103.jpg
  • Russian women walk past modern apartment buildings in the northern port city of Arkhangel'sk.
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  • An abandoned Russian log house falls apart by a road leading into the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
    RUe 070426-122.jpg
  • An aging, traditional Russian log house stands by a road leading into the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
    RUe 070426-120.jpg
  • An aging, traditional Russian house stands by a road leading into the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
    RUe 070426-118.jpg
  • A relocated historic Russian Orthodox church is preserved in the Malye Korely outdoor museum, in taiga forests near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk, at the edge of the White Sea and Arctic Ocean.
    RUe 070426-108.jpg
  • The gilt and painted altar of a relocated historic Russian Orthodox church is preserved in the Malye Korely outdoor museum, near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
    RUe 070426-100.jpg
  • A relocated historic Russian Orthodox church is preserved in the Malye Korely outdoor museum, in taiga forests near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk, at the edge of the White Sea and Arctic Ocean.
    RUe 070426-095.jpg
  • Cyrillic prayers ornament an historic  Russian Orthodox cross relocated to the Malye Korely outdoor museum, in a taiga forest near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
    RUe 070426-054.jpg
  • Intricate shingles and a tiny window punctuate the wall of an historic house relocated to the Malye Korely outdoor museum, near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
    RUe 070426-037.jpg
  • The shingled dome of a relocated historic Russian Orthodox church rises in the Malye Korely outdoor museum, near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk, at the edge of the White Sea and Arctic Ocean.
    RUe 070426-034.jpg
  • A relocated historic Russian Orthodox church is preserved in the Malye Korely outdoor museum, in taiga forests near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk, at the edge of the White Sea and Arctic Ocean.
    RUe 070426-033.jpg
  • Low clouds and smoke from factories overshadow the northern Russian port of Arkhangel'sk, near the Dvinskay Gulf of the White Sea, leading to the Arctic Ocean.
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  • Close to the Arctic Circle in Russia, the town of Mezen sits beside the Mezen river, which is melting free from ice in the spring thaw.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, seemingly infinite ponds and bogs appear as the tundra melts free from its winter blanket of snow.  By June, this becomes both impassible and a breeding ground for so many mosquitoes that neither people nor reindeer can stay there.
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  • Every few years the nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan selects a new leader.  In 2006 it was Vasily Terentév, Marie Terenteva's younger son.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Arthum Khantazeski & Vasily Terentev, nomadic Komi reindeer herders, lasso one of their herd to check its health.
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  • Amidst a herd of reindeer grazing on lichen growing north of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a reindeer calf begins to suckle from its mother.
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  • As rapidly-approaching spring melts snow in the Russian arctic, Alexei Semyashkin, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder,  walks his team through a snowstorm at the edge of a taiga forest.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Arthum Khantazeski, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, relaxes on his sled after a long day watching the animals owned by his clan.
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  • As rapidly-approaching spring melts snow on the arctic Russian tundra, Alexei Semyashkin, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder,  charges with his team through a pool atop the permafrost.  Within weeks these pools will generate enough mosquitoes to drive both men and reindeer nearly insane, at which point they will migrate again to drier mountains further north.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a mechanic checks out a  three-wheeled motorcycle with huge tires for traveling across the tundra.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia,  a boat sits in front of a colorful house in Snopa village, close to the Arctic Ocean coast.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Vasily Chuprov, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, drinks tea in the door of a chum (tepee).
    RUe 070421-131.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Vasily Chuprov, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, watches over animals temporarily corralled in a pen.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, members of a nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan chop and chain saw wood to heat their chum (tepee).
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  • Nomadic reindeer herder Fyodor “Fedya” Vanutá drives his sled across the tundra while migrating with the last remaining Komi clan still to live on the land.  Notably, though, Fyodor is a Nenet, born to a different reindeer herding culture.
    RUe 070420-138.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a beautifully crafted reindeer-hide satchel rests atop a nomad Komi reindeer herder's sled.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Piotr Terentev, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, saws wood to heat his family's chum (tepee). Watching him is his 77-year old mother, Marie.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a trans-polar jet flies over a chum (tepee) of the vanishing Komi reindeer herding people.
    RUe 070418-141.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Piotr Terentév, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, fishes with primitive gear through a hole chopped in a frozen stream.
    RUe 070417-242.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Piotr Terentév, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, drives his team along a dangerous melting stream in search of fishing holes.
    RUe 070417-234.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Piotr Terentév, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, drives his team along a dangerous melting stream in search of fishing holes.
    RUe 070417-200.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Piotr Terentév, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, drives his team across the tundra, where spring snow is soft enough to make travel difficult.
    RUe 070417-111.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, some of the more prized possessions of the nomadic Komi reindeer herders are their decorative harnesses, which are sometimes made from reindeer leather and antlers and are passed from one generation to the next. This was made in 1902.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a Komi reindeer-herding clan travels across the tundra through heavy whiteout fog that makes navigation difficult.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a Komi reindeer-herding clan travels across the tundra through heavy whiteout fog that makes navigation difficult.
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  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, 77-year old Marie Terentéva, a matriarch of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan, prepares to drive a train of sleds across the tundra.
    RUe 070416-196.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Vasily Terentév, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, drags a string of reluctant reindeer from a temporary pen to pull his mother’s sleds.
    RUe 070416-164.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, members of the last nomadic Komi reindeer herding clan wrap their chum (tepee) with a carefully-sewn patchwork of reindeer skins. Over this, they will place a layer of canvas.
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  • A reindeer caravan herded by the last nomadic Komi clan crosses vast frozen tundra north of the Arctic Circle, near Nizhnyaya Pesha, Russia.
    RUe 070414-349.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder harnesses domesticated animals to his sled in order to move camp from one grazing area to the next. Behind him is a portable pen used to capture the animals.
    RUe 070414-314.jpg
  • Gretel Ehrlich, guide Andrei Volkov, Komi clan leader Vasily Terentev and other nomadic reindeer herders examine a map of where the group will be traveling while journalists are with their group.
    RUe 070414-154.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder eats grilled reindeer meat as he waits for animals to arrive to pull his sled.
    RUe 070414-105.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, domesticated reindeer stand in snow on the tundra.  Each animal has recently dropped one antler and the next will fall shortly - an annual occurence.
    RUe 070413-152.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a domesticated reindeer walks through snow on the tundra.  This animal has recently dropped one antler and the next will fall shortly - an annual occurence.
    RUe 070413-144.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Gretel Ehrlich rides in a sled behind a snowmobile, en route to a camp of the last remaining nomadic Komi reindeer herders.
    RUe 070413-095.jpg
  • Russian women walk below an ornately carved log building in the northern port city of Arkhangel'sk.
    RUe 070426-153.jpg
  • An aging, traditional Russian house stands by a road leading into the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
    RUe 070426-132.jpg
  • A woman walks by an aging, traditional Russian house that stands by a road leading into the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
    RUe 070426-121.jpg
  • The gilt and painted altar of a relocated historic Russian Orthodox church is preserved in the Malye Korely outdoor museum, near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
    RUe 070426-103.jpg
  • Finely-crafted windows punctuate the log wall of an historic house relocated to the Malye Korely outdoor museum, in a taiga forest near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
    RUe 070426-069.jpg
  • Finely-crafted windows punctuate the log wall of an historic house relocated to the Malye Korely outdoor museum, near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
    RUe 070426-052.jpg
  • The shingled roof of relocated historic Russian Orthodox church is preseved in the Malye Korely outdoor museum, in taiga forests near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk, at the edge of the White Sea and Arctic Ocean.
    RUe 070426-035.jpg
  • Modern biplanes park at a regional airport in the northern Russian port of Arkhangel'sk, near the Dvinskay Gulf of the White Sea, leading to the Arctic Ocean.
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  • A river, melting free of ice in the spring, winds beside houses, farms and taiga forests near the northern Russian port of Arkhangel'sk, near the Dvinskay Gulf of the White Sea, leading to the Arctic Ocean.
    RUe 070425-175.jpg
  • A poster for the Russian military encourages recruitment for a career in what is otherwise obligatory two year service for all men in the country.
    RUe 070425-144.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, reach their northernmost intersection with the tundra.  These spruce and birch trees are only able to grow so far north because of warming influences of the gulf stream current in the Arctic Ocean.
    RUe 070425-133.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a helicopter lands at Snopa village to ferry passengers back to the nearest big city, Arkhangel'sk.
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  • In Snopa village, north of the Arctic Circle in Russia, men chat in front of a building built from spruce logs harvested in the nearby taiga forests.
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  • In Snopa village, north of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a man chops wood to heat his family's home.
    RUe 070425-059.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Arthum Khantazeski, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, navigates his sled across a half-melted tundra bog as he steers the herd towards its next destination.
    RUe 070423-151.jpg
  • North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a newborn reindeer calf tries out its shaky legs through lichens on the tundra.
    RUe 070423-041.jpg
  • As rapidly-approaching spring melts snow in the Russian arctic,  nomadic Komi reindeer herders watch a tractor pull a load of hay (for horses and cattle) towards nearby Snopa village.
    RUe 070423-008.jpg
  • As rapidly-approaching spring melts snow in the Russian arctic, Alexei Semyashkin, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, charges with his team through an interface of tundra and taiga forests.
    RUe 070422-037.jpg
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