There is a small village which is called “Nogaybay”. Being the one of flourishing “kolkhozes” of Kazakh SSR, now it is already lost in the boundless steppes of modern Republic of Kazakhstan. Soviet times fell into oblivion, but people are still living among vestiges of the past…
The road to the village reminds a road to god-forsaken place.
The village starts with old cemetery that keeps the secrets of many generations.
Those “gone heroes” will never see what they were fighting for...
The house of Culture which is impregnated with the spirit of Soviet times looks like an old infirm giant in comparison with forgotten village.
The entrance to old abandoned factory is blocked up with rusty gates. The Soviet symbolism lost its importance. And a sickle is broken.
It seems that the fence of the shack reflects the mood of a person who lives here.
Through that bench we can feel the sense of loneliness that fills up rural environment.
The size of the boots are much bigger than his own one, as well as the burden behind…
Probably, only a faithful dog can share the fate of a man.
But still, there is an opportunity for people to leave the lost village…
