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Nenets children look out of the window of a helicopter that will take them back to boarding school after the summer holiday. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia

A Nenets boy at the boarding school in Panaevsk washes his face in a Russian bath. Yamal. W.Siberia, Russia.

Larissa Vagonova, teaching first grade children in a classroom at the school in the village of Yar-Sale. Yamal, NW Siberia (2018)

At the start of the school year, Sofia Oktetto drives her son by reindeer sled to a trading post where he will catch the school bus. Yamal Peninsula, NW Siberia, Russia

Octobrina Agicheva, the teacher of Forest Nenets culture at the high school in Tarko-Sale. Purovsky, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Nenets boys practicing a traditional trial of strength sport in the school gym at the village of Salemal. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia.

A Nenets girl weaving a traditional woollen belt at the boarding school in Salemal. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

A Nenets girl doing traditional beadwork on her bed at the boarding school in Salemal. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

A Nenets boy receives a massage from a Physiotherapist in the boarding school in Salemal. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Nenets children working out in the fitness room at the boarding school in Salemal. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

A Nenets boy at the boarding school in Panaevsk washes his face in a Russian bath. Yamal. W.Siberia, Russia.

Two Nenets boys look out of the window of a helicopter that will take them back to boarding school after the summer holiday. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia

A Nenets girl helps serve soup in the cafeteria of the boarding school in Panaevsk. Yamal, W. Siberia, Russia.

A Nenets boy at the boarding school in Panaevsk pours water over himself in a Russian bath. Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia.

After lessons children play on an icy board walk outside the boarding school in Panaevsk. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Larissa Vaganove, a teaching a class of Nenets children class at a boarding school in Yar-Sale. Yamal, Siberia

Nenets children from the boarding school in Panaevsk walking to the cafeteria for lunch. Yamal, Siberia,Russia

Nenets girls in a dormitory at the boarding school in Panaevsk. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Nenets children eating lunch in the boarding school cafeteria in Panaevsk. Yamal, W.Siberia, Russia.

A Nenets boy helps serve lunch in the boarding school cafeteria in Panaevsk. Yamal, W. Siberia, Russia.

Nenets school boys in Panaevsk competing in a traditional trial of strength game.Yamal, Siberia

Nenets children at the boarding school in Panaevsk brush their teeth before bedtime. Yamal, W.Siberia.

Nenets school children pose outside their dormitory block in Panaevsk. Yamal Peninsula, W.Siberia, Russia

A history class at the school in Panaevsk. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A Nenets boy practices a traditional sport of throwing a lasso with his foot.Yamal, W.Siberia,Russia