Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection
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description: Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2005700221
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publisher: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
encoded as: Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection
topic: Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection 1980-1998
subject: Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection 1980-1998
has part: Biographical History for: Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection 1980-1998
topic: Series I: Manuscripts
subject: Series I: Manuscripts
topic: Finding Aid and Diskette
subject: Finding Aid and Diskette
topic: Copies of Photographs Versos for PH01-PH28
subject: Copies of Photographs Versos for PH01-PH28
topic: Diary Excerpts
subject: Diary Excerpts
topic: Monograph - Ot Zamogil'ia do Blagodati (From Beyond the Grave to Blessed Grace)
subject: Monograph - Ot Zamogil'ia do Blagodati (From Beyond the Grave to Blessed Grace)
topic: Series II: Graphic Images
subject: Series II: Graphic Images
topic: A woman touching her head scarf, smoking a cigarette, and smiling. Location unknown. Date unknown.
subject: A woman touching her head scarf, smoking a cigarette, and smiling. Location unknown. Date unknown.
topic: A man standing on the shore of Lake Glukhoe wearing wet shorts and making the "Old Believer" sign of the cross with right hand. Pskov Oblast. 1994.
subject: A man standing on the shore of Lake Glukhoe wearing wet shorts and making the "Old Believer" sign of the cross with right hand. Pskov Oblast. 1994.
topic: A woman wearing a head scarf seated inside her house playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1990.
subject: A woman wearing a head scarf seated inside her house playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1990.
topic: A woman wearing a head scarf and holding a candle with a portrait of Vladimir Lenin hanging on the wall behind. Location unknown. 1980-82?
subject: A woman wearing a head scarf and holding a candle with a portrait of Vladimir Lenin hanging on the wall behind. Location unknown. 1980-82?
topic: A gathering of women standing in a field with a gathering of men in the background. Vinnitsy in Leningrad Oblast. Date unknown.
subject: A gathering of women standing in a field with a gathering of men in the background. Vinnitsy in Leningrad Oblast. Date unknown.
topic: Woman standing in front of a barn. Location unknown. 1991.
subject: Woman standing in front of a barn. Location unknown. 1991.
topic: A religious procession. Young boy and woman in foreground holding candles. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1993.
subject: A religious procession. Young boy and woman in foreground holding candles. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1993.
topic: A man in foreground holding a cross that hangs around his neck. In the background, a woman stands in the doorway of the house. Location unknown. 1996.
subject: A man in foreground holding a cross that hangs around his neck. In the background, a woman stands in the doorway of the house. Location unknown. 1996.
topic: A man and woman seated. Man holding a white dog. Izborsk in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
subject: A man and woman seated. Man holding a white dog. Izborsk in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
topic: Three women and one man standing on a dirt road near a fence. The man is playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
subject: Three women and one man standing on a dirt road near a fence. The man is playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
topic: A smiling man (standing) and woman (seated) in front of their house. Location unknown. Date unknown.
subject: A smiling man (standing) and woman (seated) in front of their house. Location unknown. Date unknown.
topic: Candles in foreground with people in background. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1994.
subject: Candles in foreground with people in background. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1994.
topic: Man and woman dancing in their yard while three dogs look on. Fëdorovka, Russia. Date unknown.
subject: Man and woman dancing in their yard while three dogs look on. Fëdorovka, Russia. Date unknown.
topic: Man standing in a garden singing and playing the accordion. Fence posts with overturned mason jars in background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
subject: Man standing in a garden singing and playing the accordion. Fence posts with overturned mason jars in background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
topic: A group of men gathered in a field with trees in the background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
subject: A group of men gathered in a field with trees in the background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
topic: A woman wearing head scarf smiling and playing the guitar. Location unknown. Date unknown.
subject: A woman wearing head scarf smiling and playing the guitar. Location unknown. Date unknown.
topic: People gathered in a field dancing and playing instruments. Location unknown. 1987.
subject: People gathered in a field dancing and playing instruments. Location unknown. 1987.
topic: A woman keening over a life-size doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Pskov Oblast. 1989.
subject: A woman keening over a life-size doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Pskov Oblast. 1989.
topic: A man and woman dressed as bride and groom. Another man plays the accordion and another looks on holding a bottle. Location unknown. Date unknown.
subject: A man and woman dressed as bride and groom. Another man plays the accordion and another looks on holding a bottle. Location unknown. Date unknown.
topic: A woman with head scarf singing in her house. A framed portrait of Vladimir Lenin in the background. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
subject: A woman with head scarf singing in her house. A framed portrait of Vladimir Lenin in the background. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
topic: A man sitting on a chair cross legged playing the accordion. Location unknown. Date unknown.
subject: A man sitting on a chair cross legged playing the accordion. Location unknown. Date unknown.
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topic: A woman in floral dress covering her head with a scarf and standing over a life-sized doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Border of Pskov Oblast and Belarus. 1984.
subject: A woman in floral dress covering her head with a scarf and standing over a life-sized doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Border of Pskov Oblast and Belarus. 1984.
topic: A gathering of people. Man holding a religious icon in the foreground. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
subject: A gathering of people. Man holding a religious icon in the foreground. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
topic: A cross carved into a gravestone. Izborsk, Pskov Oblast. Date unknown.
subject: A cross carved into a gravestone. Izborsk, Pskov Oblast. Date unknown.
topic: Outdoor religious ceremony. Priest is blessing worshipers with holy water. Location unknown. Date unknown.
subject: Outdoor religious ceremony. Priest is blessing worshipers with holy water. Location unknown. Date unknown.
topic: A rooftop cross silhouetted by clouds and sun. Pskov. 1996.
subject: A rooftop cross silhouetted by clouds and sun. Pskov. 1996.
topic: Two young boys posed in front of a wall with graffiti. Tallinn, Estonia. 1982.
subject: Two young boys posed in front of a wall with graffiti. Tallinn, Estonia. 1982.

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Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
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country code: US
maintenance agency code: US-DLC
is publisher of: Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection
administers: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
provides access to: Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection 1980-1998
provides access to: Series I: Manuscripts
provides access to: Finding Aid and Diskette
provides access to: Copies of Photographs Versos for PH01-PH28
provides access to: Diary Excerpts
provides access to: Monograph - Ot Zamogil'ia do Blagodati (From Beyond the Grave to Blessed Grace)
provides access to: Series II: Graphic Images
provides access to: A woman touching her head scarf, smoking a cigarette, and smiling. Location unknown. Date unknown.
provides access to: A man standing on the shore of Lake Glukhoe wearing wet shorts and making the "Old Believer" sign of the cross with right hand. Pskov Oblast. 1994.
provides access to: A woman wearing a head scarf seated inside her house playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1990.
provides access to: A woman wearing a head scarf and holding a candle with a portrait of Vladimir Lenin hanging on the wall behind. Location unknown. 1980-82?
provides access to: A gathering of women standing in a field with a gathering of men in the background. Vinnitsy in Leningrad Oblast. Date unknown.
provides access to: Woman standing in front of a barn. Location unknown. 1991.
provides access to: A religious procession. Young boy and woman in foreground holding candles. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1993.
provides access to: A man in foreground holding a cross that hangs around his neck. In the background, a woman stands in the doorway of the house. Location unknown. 1996.
provides access to: A man and woman seated. Man holding a white dog. Izborsk in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
provides access to: Three women and one man standing on a dirt road near a fence. The man is playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
provides access to: A smiling man (standing) and woman (seated) in front of their house. Location unknown. Date unknown.
provides access to: Candles in foreground with people in background. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1994.
provides access to: Man and woman dancing in their yard while three dogs look on. Fëdorovka, Russia. Date unknown.
provides access to: Man standing in a garden singing and playing the accordion. Fence posts with overturned mason jars in background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
provides access to: A group of men gathered in a field with trees in the background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
provides access to: A woman wearing head scarf smiling and playing the guitar. Location unknown. Date unknown.
provides access to: People gathered in a field dancing and playing instruments. Location unknown. 1987.
provides access to: A woman keening over a life-size doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Pskov Oblast. 1989.
provides access to: A man and woman dressed as bride and groom. Another man plays the accordion and another looks on holding a bottle. Location unknown. Date unknown.
provides access to: A woman with head scarf singing in her house. A framed portrait of Vladimir Lenin in the background. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
provides access to: A man sitting on a chair cross legged playing the accordion. Location unknown. Date unknown.
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provides access to: A woman in floral dress covering her head with a scarf and standing over a life-sized doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Border of Pskov Oblast and Belarus. 1984.
provides access to: A gathering of people. Man holding a religious icon in the foreground. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
provides access to: A cross carved into a gravestone. Izborsk, Pskov Oblast. Date unknown.
provides access to: Outdoor religious ceremony. Priest is blessing worshipers with holy water. Location unknown. Date unknown.
provides access to: A rooftop cross silhouetted by clouds and sun. Pskov. 1996.
provides access to: Two young boys posed in front of a wall with graffiti. Tallinn, Estonia. 1982.

Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
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Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection
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created: August 2006 ; Revised by Nora Yeh
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Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002
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Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection 1980-1998
type: ArchivalResource
access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
level: collection
identifier: AFC 2000/026
extent: 3.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
extent: 82 pages of manuscript material; 1 monograph with 214 pages; 28 silver gelatin black-and-white photographic prints, ca. 12 x 16 inches.
language: rus
language: eng
origination: Zhirkevich, Sergei, 1958-
has biographical history: Biographical History for: Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection 1980-1998
scopecontent: Scope and Content The photographic prints and manuscript material were produced during an ethnographic study conducted by Sergei Zhirkevich in which he documented the enduring folk and religious traditions of regional provincial life in the former Soviet Union. Zhirkevich spent over a decade interviewing local people, recording music, and photographing in the Pskov Region of Russia, the former Baltic states, the Leningrad region, Kazakhstan, and the region north of the Caucasus Mountains. The resulting monograph, Ot Zamogil'ia do Blagodati (From Beyond the Grave to Blessed Grace), was published in 1999.
other finding aids: http://lccn.loc.gov/2005700221
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has part: Series II: Graphic Images
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3.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
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label: 82 pages of manuscript material; 1 monograph with 214 pages; 28 silver gelatin black-and-white photographic prints, ca. 12 x 16 inches.

Zhirkevich, Sergei, 1958-
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Biographical History for: Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection 1980-1998
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body: Biographical History Sergei Zhirkevich was born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, in 1958. Zhirkevich, who is trained as a professional photographer, is a professor at the Russian Institute of History of Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1982, he began his ethnographic folklore expeditions to the Pskov Region of Russia, the former Baltic states, the Leningrad Region, Kazakhstan, and the region north of the Caucasus Mountains. His goal was to document the varied folk and religious traditions that survived the years of Soviet rule. In 1996, Zhirkevich began compiling his material for Ot Zamogil'ia do Blagodati (From Beyond the Grave to Blessed Grace) which was published in St. Petersburg by Ikar in 1999.
topic: Zhirkevich, Sergei, 1958-
subject: Zhirkevich, Sergei, 1958-
is biographical history for: Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection 1980-1998
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Series I: Manuscripts
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is part of: Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection 1980-1998
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has part: Finding Aid and Diskette
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has part: Copies of Photographs Versos for PH01-PH28
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has part: Diary Excerpts
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has part: Monograph - Ot Zamogil'ia do Blagodati (From Beyond the Grave to Blessed Grace)
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Series II: Graphic Images
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is part of: Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection 1980-1998
is aggregated by: Sergei Zhirkevich Photograph Collection 1980-1998
access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
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scopecontent: The list below contains descriptions of the subject of each photograph, the location at which the photograph was taken, the date on which the photograph was taken, and the transcription of the verso caption translated from Russian to English. Also included is the physical description and dimensions of the photograph, a note indicating whether the photograph is signed by the photographer, and the page number on which the photograph appears in the monograph, Ot Zamogil'ia do Blagodati. It is important to note, that the location information often refers to an “oblast” which refers to an administrative territorial division within Russia and other countries formerly part of the Soviet Union.
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has part: A woman touching her head scarf, smoking a cigarette, and smiling. Location unknown. Date unknown.
aggregates: A woman touching her head scarf, smoking a cigarette, and smiling. Location unknown. Date unknown.
has part: A man standing on the shore of Lake Glukhoe wearing wet shorts and making the "Old Believer" sign of the cross with right hand. Pskov Oblast. 1994.
aggregates: A man standing on the shore of Lake Glukhoe wearing wet shorts and making the "Old Believer" sign of the cross with right hand. Pskov Oblast. 1994.
has part: A woman wearing a head scarf seated inside her house playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1990.
aggregates: A woman wearing a head scarf seated inside her house playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1990.
has part: A woman wearing a head scarf and holding a candle with a portrait of Vladimir Lenin hanging on the wall behind. Location unknown. 1980-82?
aggregates: A woman wearing a head scarf and holding a candle with a portrait of Vladimir Lenin hanging on the wall behind. Location unknown. 1980-82?
has part: A gathering of women standing in a field with a gathering of men in the background. Vinnitsy in Leningrad Oblast. Date unknown.
aggregates: A gathering of women standing in a field with a gathering of men in the background. Vinnitsy in Leningrad Oblast. Date unknown.
has part: Woman standing in front of a barn. Location unknown. 1991.
aggregates: Woman standing in front of a barn. Location unknown. 1991.
has part: A religious procession. Young boy and woman in foreground holding candles. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1993.
aggregates: A religious procession. Young boy and woman in foreground holding candles. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1993.
has part: A man in foreground holding a cross that hangs around his neck. In the background, a woman stands in the doorway of the house. Location unknown. 1996.
aggregates: A man in foreground holding a cross that hangs around his neck. In the background, a woman stands in the doorway of the house. Location unknown. 1996.
has part: A man and woman seated. Man holding a white dog. Izborsk in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
aggregates: A man and woman seated. Man holding a white dog. Izborsk in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
has part: Three women and one man standing on a dirt road near a fence. The man is playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
aggregates: Three women and one man standing on a dirt road near a fence. The man is playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
has part: A smiling man (standing) and woman (seated) in front of their house. Location unknown. Date unknown.
aggregates: A smiling man (standing) and woman (seated) in front of their house. Location unknown. Date unknown.
has part: Candles in foreground with people in background. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1994.
aggregates: Candles in foreground with people in background. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1994.
has part: Man and woman dancing in their yard while three dogs look on. Fëdorovka, Russia. Date unknown.
aggregates: Man and woman dancing in their yard while three dogs look on. Fëdorovka, Russia. Date unknown.
has part: Man standing in a garden singing and playing the accordion. Fence posts with overturned mason jars in background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
aggregates: Man standing in a garden singing and playing the accordion. Fence posts with overturned mason jars in background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
has part: A group of men gathered in a field with trees in the background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
aggregates: A group of men gathered in a field with trees in the background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
has part: A woman wearing head scarf smiling and playing the guitar. Location unknown. Date unknown.
aggregates: A woman wearing head scarf smiling and playing the guitar. Location unknown. Date unknown.
has part: People gathered in a field dancing and playing instruments. Location unknown. 1987.
aggregates: People gathered in a field dancing and playing instruments. Location unknown. 1987.
has part: A woman keening over a life-size doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Pskov Oblast. 1989.
aggregates: A woman keening over a life-size doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Pskov Oblast. 1989.
has part: A man and woman dressed as bride and groom. Another man plays the accordion and another looks on holding a bottle. Location unknown. Date unknown.
aggregates: A man and woman dressed as bride and groom. Another man plays the accordion and another looks on holding a bottle. Location unknown. Date unknown.
has part: A woman with head scarf singing in her house. A framed portrait of Vladimir Lenin in the background. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
aggregates: A woman with head scarf singing in her house. A framed portrait of Vladimir Lenin in the background. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
has part: A man sitting on a chair cross legged playing the accordion. Location unknown. Date unknown.
aggregates: A man sitting on a chair cross legged playing the accordion. Location unknown. Date unknown.
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has part: A woman in floral dress covering her head with a scarf and standing over a life-sized doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Border of Pskov Oblast and Belarus. 1984.
aggregates: A woman in floral dress covering her head with a scarf and standing over a life-sized doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Border of Pskov Oblast and Belarus. 1984.
has part: A gathering of people. Man holding a religious icon in the foreground. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
aggregates: A gathering of people. Man holding a religious icon in the foreground. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
has part: A cross carved into a gravestone. Izborsk, Pskov Oblast. Date unknown.
aggregates: A cross carved into a gravestone. Izborsk, Pskov Oblast. Date unknown.
has part: Outdoor religious ceremony. Priest is blessing worshipers with holy water. Location unknown. Date unknown.
aggregates: Outdoor religious ceremony. Priest is blessing worshipers with holy water. Location unknown. Date unknown.
has part: A rooftop cross silhouetted by clouds and sun. Pskov. 1996.
aggregates: A rooftop cross silhouetted by clouds and sun. Pskov. 1996.
has part: Two young boys posed in front of a wall with graffiti. Tallinn, Estonia. 1982.
aggregates: Two young boys posed in front of a wall with graffiti. Tallinn, Estonia. 1982.

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Finding Aid and Diskette
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access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
level: file
scopecontent: Copy of this document and a diskette with saved finding aid file. 8 pages.

Copies of Photographs Versos for PH01-PH28
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access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
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scopecontent: Preservation photocopies of the verso of the photographic prints documenting the notes written in Russian. 28 pages.

Diary Excerpts
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scopecontent: Typewritten excerpts from the diaries made by Sergei Zhirkevich during his field research. 46 pages.

Monograph - Ot Zamogil'ia do Blagodati (From Beyond the Grave to Blessed Grace)
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scopecontent: Copy of the book in which the photographs from the collection are published. The text contains reprinted quotations from the people interviewed. It should be noted that the form of Russian used in the text is representative of the dialect spoken in the provincial regions depicted. 214 pages.

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A woman touching her head scarf, smoking a cigarette, and smiling. Location unknown. Date unknown.
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access provided by: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
level: file
scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Aksin’ia." 1 black-and-white print. 14 x 11 inches. Signed. Page 13.

A man standing on the shore of Lake Glukhoe wearing wet shorts and making the "Old Believer" sign of the cross with right hand. Pskov Oblast. 1994.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Old Believer Victor, Glukhoe Lake, Pskov Oblast. 1994." 1 black-and-white print. 10.5 x 15.5 inches. Not signed. Page 19.

A woman wearing a head scarf seated inside her house playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1990.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Maria Sosenkova./Singer. Accordionist, Violinist, 'white' sorceress/1990. Pskov Oblast." 1 black-and-white print. 12.25 x 16.5 inches. Not signed. Page 29.

A woman wearing a head scarf and holding a candle with a portrait of Vladimir Lenin hanging on the wall behind. Location unknown. 1980-82?
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Bolshevik-sorceress. 80-82(?)." 1 black-and-white print. 10.75 x 15.25 inches. Signed. Page 39.

A gathering of women standing in a field with a gathering of men in the background. Vinnitsy in Leningrad Oblast. Date unknown.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Vinnitsy. Leningrad Oblast." 1 black-and-white print. 15 x 11 inches. Signed. Page 156.

Woman standing in front of a barn. Location unknown. 1991.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. 1991. Evdok’ia Borovikova." 1 black-and-white print. 11 x 15 inches. Signed. Page 57.

A religious procession. Young boy and woman in foreground holding candles. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1993.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Pechory. 1993." 1 black-and-white print. 14.75 x 10.75 inches. Signed. Page 58.

A man in foreground holding a cross that hangs around his neck. In the background, a woman stands in the doorway of the house. Location unknown. 1996.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. 1996. On the path to becoming a 'Holy Fool.' Vanya." 1 black-and-white print. 10.75 x 14.75 inches. Signed. Page 61.

A man and woman seated. Man holding a white dog. Izborsk in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. 1995. Izborsk. Family." 1 black-and-white print. 10.75 x 14.5 inches. Signed. Page 65.

Three women and one man standing on a dirt road near a fence. The man is playing the accordion. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Accordionist Stepan, Pskov Oblast. 1984." 1 black-and-white print. 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Not signed. Page 78.

A smiling man (standing) and woman (seated) in front of their house. Location unknown. Date unknown.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Grandfather Savelii and his wife, Vera. (Atliakovs)." 1 black-and-white print. 11 x 15 inches. Signed. Page 87.

Candles in foreground with people in background. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1994.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Prayer service at Pskov-Pechory Monastery/Assumption of the Virgin Mary/1994." 1 black-and-white print. 15.75 x 12.25 inches. Not signed. Page 90.

Man and woman dancing in their yard while three dogs look on. Fëdorovka, Russia. Date unknown.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Grandfather Fëdor from Fëdorovka and his wife, Olya/Waltz: Mare’s Tears/." 1 black-and-white print. 15 x 10.75 inches. Signed. Page 92.

Man standing in a garden singing and playing the accordion. Fence posts with overturned mason jars in background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Savelii Atliakov." 1 black-and-white print. 10.25 x 15.25 inches. Signed. Page 97.

A group of men gathered in a field with trees in the background. Location unknown. Date unknown.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. From the series: Refuge in the forest." 1 black-and-white print. 14.25 x 10.5 inches. Signed. Page 125.

A woman wearing head scarf smiling and playing the guitar. Location unknown. Date unknown.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Accordionist Maria." 1 black-and-white print. 15.25 x 10.75 inches. Signed. Page 133.

People gathered in a field dancing and playing instruments. Location unknown. 1987.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Holiday. 1987." 1 black-and-white print. 15.25 x 11.25 inches. Signed. Same scene, but not the same photograph, page 134.

A woman keening over a life-size doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Pskov Oblast. 1989.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Stepanida Moisenko keens (mournfully wails) for 'Maslenitsa Grandfather.' Village of Mockalianiata. Pskov Oblast. 1989." 1 black-and-white print. 11.5 x 16 inches. Not signed. Same scene, but not the same photograph, page 136.

A man and woman dressed as bride and groom. Another man plays the accordion and another looks on holding a bottle. Location unknown. Date unknown.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Playing a wedding/Reconstruction of an old ritual." 1 black-and-white print. 14.5 x 10.75 inches. Signed. Page 148.

A woman with head scarf singing in her house. A framed portrait of Vladimir Lenin in the background. Pskov Oblast. 1984.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Liubov Berzina. Singer. Pskov Oblast. 1984." 1 black-and-white print. 15.25 x 11.25 inches. Not signed. Page 149.

A man sitting on a chair cross legged playing the accordion. Location unknown. Date unknown.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Accordionist Vasilii." 1 black-and-white print. 10.75 x 14.75 inches. Signed. Page 151.

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label: A shoeless man seated on window sill of a house playing the accordion while he sings a song entitled, "Kolyma." Kolyma is the region in Siberia infamous for Stalin’s labor camps. Location unknown. Date unknown.
scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Zhora Zhukov. The first song in the new house -'Kolyma.'" 1 black-and-white print. 10.5 x 15.5 inches. Signed. Page 155.

A woman in floral dress covering her head with a scarf and standing over a life-sized doll as part of the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) tradition. Border of Pskov Oblast and Belarus. 1984.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Preparing 'Maslenitsa Grandmother' at collective farm, 'Trudy.' 1984. Border of Pskov Oblast and Belarus." 1 black-and-white print. 11.5 x 15.75 inches. Not signed. Same scene, but not the same photograph, page 168.

A gathering of people. Man holding a religious icon in the foreground. Pskov-Pechory Monastery in Pskov Oblast. 1995.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Pechory. 1995." 1 black-and-white print. 13.75 x 10.75 inches. Signed. Page 182.

A cross carved into a gravestone. Izborsk, Pskov Oblast. Date unknown.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Izborsk. Grave of an unknown." 1 black-and-white print. 11 x 14.75 inches. Signed. Page 184.

Outdoor religious ceremony. Priest is blessing worshipers with holy water. Location unknown. Date unknown.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich." 1 black-and-white print. 15 x 10.75 inches. Signed. The version published on page 204 is the mirror image of the print.

A rooftop cross silhouetted by clouds and sun. Pskov. 1996.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "Photo: S. Zhirkevich. Pskov. 1996." 1 black-and-white print. 15.25 x 11.75 inches. Signed. Page 207.

Two young boys posed in front of a wall with graffiti. Tallinn, Estonia. 1982.
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scopecontent: Verso caption: "At a wall. Tallinn, 1982." 1 black-and-white print. 12.5 x 14 inches. Not signed. Not published in monograph.