About the picture

A Khanty boy Aliosha is ready for a shopping journey to the settlement of Aksarka. The trip is exciting, as there is an opportunity of candy and ice-cream. But it is also a bit frightening – for the last time, grumbling cars and tractors seriously scared the small fellow.

September 2002, Tolovakazymsk fisherman village in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District.