Russian babushkas never give up and defy all stereotypes. People say they can stop a running horse and enter a burning house. They raise their grandchildren, keep the house in order, never complain about life and always try to stay positive! And here is photo evidence of their endless energy!
Vladimir Vorobiev/MAMM/MDF
Vladimir Vorobiev/MAMM/MDF
Semen Mishin-Morgenstern/MAMM/MDF
Dmitry Baltermanz/MAMM/MDF
Georgy Lipskerov/MAMM/MDF
Vladimir Sokolaev/MAMM/MDF
Arkady Shaikher/Private collection
I.Lagunov/The State historical Museum of Southern Ural
Rustam Mukhametzyanov/Rustam Mukhametzyanov archive
Leonid Shokin/MAMM/MDF
L.Zhaleiko/A.Sologubova collection
Mikhail Prishvin/State Literature Museum
A.Krasovsky/MAMM/MDF
Leo Tolstoy State Museum
‘K.E.von Hahn and Ko’ photo studio/Sarov Monastery museum
Boris Kustodiev/Astrakhan State Art gallery
Yevgeny Khaldei/MAMM/MDF
Yevgeny Khaldei/MAMM/MDF
Anatoly Boldin/MAMM/MDF
Dmitry Vozdvizhensky, Nina Sviridova/MAMM/MDF
Denis Tyulenev archive