[Man and woman standing on a partially built house, Akau, USSR]

[Men building a house, Aktau, USSR]

[Farmers preparing grain by hand, Aktau, USSR]

[Farmers preparing grain by hand, Aktau, USSR]

[Women harvesting grain on a communal farm, Aktau, USSR]

[Women gathering grain on a communal farm, Aktau, USSR]

[Young girl helping gather wheat on a communal farm, Aktau, USSR]

[Beekeeper holding up part of his hive, Aktau, USSR]