In July it is almost unbearable to be outside at midday, due to the heat and the great gadflies.

When a long-time member of a small Russian village passes on, there are rituals aplenty to observe.

Summer is hay-cutting time and time to battle with the weeds and pests that embroil the private plot. Visit summer in the village of Chukhrai in Bryansk region.

Spring comes to the village in the form of mud and planting rituals.