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Penza (09.2011)

Founded in 1663, the Penza region lies in the heart of Russia's black earth zone and is an important agricultural center. Just Six hundred and twenty-five kilometers (388 miles) southeast of
Moscow, the region is an important industrial and educational center and birthplace of famous Russian poet, writer, and painter Mikhail Lermontov.

Rustem's grandmother was born in a village in this region more than 100 years ago. She left when she was 17 and returned once with then eight year old Rustem more than forty years ago.
Rustem visited the village during this trip, walked around asking if anyone remembered his grandmother, and soon enough was dining with his long lost relatives.
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Portrait of Mikhail Lermontov.
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Portrait of Mikhail Lermontov.

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  • Approaching the Lermontov Family estate, Tarkhany, home of Russian writer & poet, Mikhail Lermontov.
  • Tarkhany, Lermontov's home.
  • Old trees on the grounds of Tarkhany.
  • The Lermontov Family estate, Tarkhany.
  • "My home is always there, in the heaven's vault..." ~Mikhail Lermontov<br />
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The parlor at the Tarkhany estate of famous Russian author & poet, Mikhail Lermontov.
  • Music room at Lermontov's Tarkhany estate.
  • Lermontov's Tarkhany estate.
  • Lermontov's Tarkhany estate.
  • Lermontov's Tarkhany estate.
  • Portrait of Mikhail Lermontov.
  • Golden clock at the Tarkhany estate.
  • View out Tarkhany's window.
  • Ladies & gents in the Tarkhany ballroom.
  • Reenacting a time of elegance & grace at Tarkhany.
  • Local people reenacting a bygone era.
  • Father & child walking the grounds at Tarkhany.
  • Tarkhany's beautifully manicured grounds.
  • On the grounds of Tarkhany.
  • A place for contemplation at Tarkhany.
  • Rustem at Tarkhany.
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