Germany, summer 1995.
I'm third from the left. The picturesquely-clad man is a local. Fartherest to the left is
the German businessman who invited us. The two other chaps and the woman are my
fellow-travellers from Radonezhski Foundation.
Taking a break... Moscow Country Club, spring 1996.
I'm with Liudmilla, our store-keeper. We're behind
our food store, in the background the new fitness centre can be seen.
Summer 1998 in Novomoskovsk (Russia).
I look happy. It's only one month before August 17 ... *
* Date when the default crisis in Russia started