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Mikhail & Natasha: From Omsk

MOSCOW: Mikhail, 24 and Natasha, 21, were relaxing in a Moscow park on a late weekday afternoon. Mikhail, a thrash metal guitarist, said he moved a year ago to Moscow from Omsk and found work as an electrical mechanic. Natasha, a designer by education, just moved from Omsk to join Mikhail in Moscow after finishing her university degree. The couple said they prefer Moscow to Omsk in part because there are greater job opportunities and more cultural events. The difficulties of living in Moscow are finding an affordable apartment and getting registration - a key to getting good employment - they said.

Yura & Sergei: Nizhny Guitarists

NIZHNY NOVGOROD: I was walking along Nizhny Novgorod's riverside at 5:30 pm when I saw Yura and Sergei playing their guitars. "We are just sitting, playing for ourselves," they told me. I chatted about 15 minutes with them and left to finish photographing the city. Yura told me they would be sitting her til sunset and that it was worth coming back to photograph it. I walked around for 3 hours and found myself back at the same spot right after sunset. The boys were still there, but were packing up their guitars. I ran over to get a last shot of them against the sky. Yura was right, it was worth coming back to photograph. To see some photos of Nizhny Novgorod, please click here.

Artur: Cadet High School Graduate

MOSCOW: Artur was wearing a red bow tie and red shorts as he sung songs with friends from cadet school. "My girlfriend bought the bow tie, so I have to wear it," he said with a laugh in excellent English. I never met anyone that attended cadet school here and asked how he ended up there. He said he watched a TV series called Kadestvo. "I thought it was interesting and that girls would love me," he said with a laugh again. He's finishing exams now & in autumn will enter university.

Yulia: Translator and Musician

Yulia was walking along Moscow's ring road wearing a purple-colored jacket and boots and carrying a guitar. She said she is a translator of movies from English and Spanish into Russian and also teachers English at a university. Yulia said she is following in the footsteps of her mom, who also translates from English and Spanish into Russian. But Yulia also takes a bit after her father, a professional musician who plays the guitar. Yulia is bass guitarist in a group that plays 1960s British and American soul music, including Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin. Yulia said she is studying Portuguese and that her dream is to translate a Brazilian TV series into Russian.

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