1968 Press Photo A Siberian local saddles a Reindeer in wild Russia - mjc08626

Yesterday and Today - For decades, leaders of the Soviet Union have been exhorting - and sometimes forcing - settlement in the vast reaches of Siberia, for development of vast hydroelectric complexes and cultivation of millions of acres of virgin land demanded a steady stream of settlers. Notable achievements have been recorded, but Siberia is so big and transportation still so difficult that villages off the beaten path have felt little of this change. Russia - Siberia

Photo is dated 1968.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.