Biography:
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lucian Perkins is an independent photographer and filmmaker based in Washington, D.C. Lucian’s focus on documenting human-interest stories encompasses daily life and social issues...
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"The 300-mile journey to Anufrievo from Moscow takes twice as long as the journey New York to Moscow, both in time and psychic adjustment." Margaret Paxson
Villagers honor the dead with food, drink, and impromptu dancing on Troitsa, or Trinity, a Russian Orthodox holiday that was observed in rural Russia even during Soviet times.
After drinking more toasts than I could handle at the cemetery, I laid in the grass only to later turn and find Galia and Tolya frolicking within feet of me. I pulled out the camera and managed to shoot one frame.
The Rogov clan builds a haystack. The cold and rain in July made hay-drying impossible and August cannot be counted on for sun or heat. Rogov called this summer the worst in 20 years.