Combing a goat to collect its fiber in the Tatarsky Saraktash village, Orenburg region. Rossiya Segodnya's photojournalist Vladimir Pesnya was awarded Honorable Mention for his series "Starting of the Downy Way" in the Environmental Picture Story category at the international contest The Best of Photojournalism 2018/ NPPA (National Press Photographers Association).

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Khusnulla Ishmukhametov prepares a sleigh for a trip to the village of Zholtoye, Orenburg region. Rossiya Segodnya's photojournalist Vladimir Pesnya was awarded Honorable Mention for his series "Starting of the Downy Way" in the Environmental Picture Story category at the international contest The Best of Photojournalism 2018/ NPPA (National Press Photographers Association).

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Basyr Amirov catches a goat for collecting its fiber in the Tatarsky Saraktash village, Orenburg region. Rossiya Segodnya's photojournalist Vladimir Pesnya was awarded Honorable Mention for his series "Starting of the Downy Way" in the Environmental Picture Story category at the international contest The Best of Photojournalism 2018/ NPPA (National Press Photographers Association).

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Minnur Ishmukhametova and her husband, Khusnulla, sing Tatar songs in their house in the Zholtoye village, Orenburg region. Rossiya Segodnya's photojournalist Vladimir Pesnya was awarded Honorable Mention for his series "Starting of the Downy Way" in the Environmental Picture Story category at the international contest The Best of Photojournalism 2018/ NPPA (National Press Photographers Association).

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Latifa Iksanova combs a goat to collect its fiber in the Tatarsky Saraktash village, Orenburg region. Rossiya Segodnya's photojournalist Vladimir Pesnya was awarded Honorable Mention for his series "Starting of the Downy Way" in the Environmental Picture Story category at the international contest The Best of Photojournalism 2018/ NPPA (National Press Photographers Association).

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From left: Farida Abdulgazizova, Gulsilu Amirova and Shagida Yakskhembetova knit Orenburg downy shawls in the Tatarsky Saraktash village, Orenburg region. Rossiya Segodnya's photojournalist Vladimir Pesnya was awarded Honorable Mention for his series "Starting of the Downy Way" in the Environmental Picture Story category at the international contest The Best of Photojournalism 2018/ NPPA (National Press Photographers Association).

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Farida Abdulgazizova demonstrates an Orenburg downy shawl that she knitted, in the Tatarsky Saraktash village, Orenburg region. Rossiya Segodnya's photojournalist Vladimir Pesnya was awarded Honorable Mention for his series "Starting of the Downy Way" in the Environmental Picture Story category at the international contest The Best of Photojournalism 2018/ NPPA (National Press Photographers Association).

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The village of Tatarsky Saraktash, Orenburg region. Rossiya Segodnya's photojournalist Vladimir Pesnya was awarded Honorable Mention for his series "Starting of the Downy Way" in the Environmental Picture Story category at the international contest The Best of Photojournalism 2018/ NPPA (National Press Photographers Association).

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Women at a market in the Saraktash village, Orenburg region, where Orenburg shawls are available for sale. Rossiya Segodnya's photojournalist Vladimir Pesnya was awarded Honorable Mention for his series "Starting of the Downy Way" in the Environmental Picture Story category at the international contest The Best of Photojournalism 2018/ NPPA (National Press Photographers Association).

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Selling Orenburg shawls at a market in the Saraktash village, Orenburg region. Rossiya Segodnya's photojournalist Vladimir Pesnya was awarded Honorable Mention for his series "Starting of the Downy Way" in the Environmental Picture Story category at the international contest The Best of Photojournalism 2018/ NPPA (National Press Photographers Association).

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Selling Orenburg shawls and mittens at a market in the Saraktash village, Orenburg region. Rossiya Segodnya's photojournalist Vladimir Pesnya was awarded Honorable Mention for his series "Starting of the Downy Way" in the Environmental Picture Story category at the international contest The Best of Photojournalism 2018/ NPPA (National Press Photographers Association).

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Minnur Ishmukhametova demonstrates a shawl that she knitted, in the Zholtoye village, Orenburg region. Rossiya Segodnya's photojournalist Vladimir Pesnya was awarded Honorable Mention for his series "Starting of the Downy Way" in the Environmental Picture Story category at the international contest The Best of Photojournalism 2018/ NPPA (National Press Photographers Association).

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