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20th century in photographs: 1918-1940 The second life of Russian garbage

Everyday life of Russian village

By Gazeta Russa
Local forests are impressively picturesque as well as rich in mushrooms and berries.
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Local forests are impressively picturesque as well as rich in mushrooms and berries.
Mintzi is a wonderful place for observing starry sky during the summer and the autumn nights.

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Mintzi is a wonderful place for observing starry sky during the summer and the autumn nights.
But after the rain there is always a rainbow in the sky.

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But after the rain there is always a rainbow in the sky.
The loneliness of the place abandoned by the youth becomes especially evident when it starts raining.

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The loneliness of the place abandoned by the youth becomes especially evident when it starts raining.
Unfortunately, the young people which were born in Mintzi strive to leave this place in search of well-paid jobs.

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Unfortunately, the young people which were born in Mintzi strive to leave this place in search of well-paid jobs.
The village runs a school, where 40 children study to ninth grade.

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The village runs a school, where 40 children study to ninth grade.
It was closed in March 1939, and its property was burned at the factory «Red star» in Vassilievo. In 1993 the Church was reopened for parishioners.

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It was closed in March 1939, and its property was burned at the factory «Red star» in Vassilievo. In 1993 the Church was reopened for parishioners.
On a hill in the center of the village stands the white-stone Church of St. George the Victorious, first consecrated in 1861.

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On a hill in the center of the village stands the white-stone Church of St. George the Victorious, first consecrated in 1861.
There are three stores, a post office, and an obstetrics unit in the village.

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There are three stores, a post office, and an obstetrics unit in the village.
Local landscapes are worth describing vividly. Some of them revive memories of pictures created by Isaak Levitan, widely known Russian artist.

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Local landscapes are worth describing vividly. Some of them revive memories of pictures created by Isaak Levitan, widely known Russian artist.
Mintzi village is located at a height of 148 m above sea level, at the place of the confluence of the river Minechki and the river Pes'.

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Mintzi village is located at a height of 148 m above sea level, at the place of the confluence of the river Minechki and the river Pes'.
The great age of the local settlement is indicated by the hills of the pagan times near the village.

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The great age of the local settlement is indicated by the hills of the pagan times near the village.
The population of the village is mostly made up of pensioners.

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The population of the village is mostly made up of pensioners.
Now it is a home to 600 residents.

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Now it is a home to 600 residents.
Up until the middle of the 20th century, the Mintzi village was the center of a large settlement.

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Up until the middle of the 20th century, the Mintzi village was the center of a large settlement.
...which uses them to farm rye, oats, and potatoes.

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...which uses them to farm rye, oats, and potatoes.
Several fields of Mintzi belong to the agricultural enterprise Kolos...

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Several fields of Mintzi belong to the agricultural enterprise Kolos...
…and mere ten kilometers from neighboring Vologda Oblast.


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…and mere ten kilometers from neighboring Vologda Oblast.

Mintzi is a small village in one of the most remote corners in the Hvoyninsk region of Novgorod Oblast, 300 kilometers from Veliky Novgorod…

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Mintzi is a small village in one of the most remote corners in the Hvoyninsk region of Novgorod Oblast, 300 kilometers from Veliky Novgorod…
Founded in 1582, the village of Mintzi celebrated its 430th anniversary this summer.

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Founded in 1582, the village of Mintzi celebrated its 430th anniversary this summer.
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October 5, 2012

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