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The Storks' Nest: Life and Love in the Russian Countryside

A memoir by Laura Williams with photographs by Igor Shpilenok

Drawn to Russia to work on conserving its extensive wilderness, Laura shares the story of her life-changing move to the countryside, where she works on a remote nature reserve and falls in love with its director, Igor Shpilenok.  Read more...


 

 
     

The Storks' Nest Photo Gallery

The memoir by Igor's wife Laura Williams, The Storks' Nest - about their life in the remote village of Chukhrai amidst the Bryansk Forest Zapovednik - is now out by Fulcrum Books. Here are the exclusive photos by Igor and his brother Nikolai from their life and adventures in the tiny village of 19 people. Click on photos below to enlarge. To order the book out in March 2008 click here.

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Young Igor Igor and Laura in duckweed Digging truck out Laura in bug swarm
Laura and Moosik Laura, Moosik, and Kisa Moosik and Trofimovna Getting rid of bugs
Igor on photoshoot Igor's brother Nikolai Stork on cross Photo shoot

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