Max Sher

RUSSIA / Magnitogorsk / July 2008 / A funfair on the occasion of the Metal-Makers' Day, a popular local holiday. A Russian Orthodox cathedral is in the background. © Max Sher / Anzenberger

RUSSIA / Magnitogorsk / July 2008 / A plan of Magnitogorsk at a local museum. Founded in 1929, Magnitogorsk was to be inspired by Gary and Pittsburgh, at the time the most prominent centers of steel production in the U.S. A prominent German architect and city planner Ernst May took part in laying out the plans for the city. © Max Sher / Anzenberger

RUSSIA / Magnitogorsk / July 2008 / A portrait of the war-time mill manager - Grigory Nosov - and his desk preserved at MMK museum. © Max Sher / Anzenberger

RUSSIA / Magnitogorsk / July 2008 / Vladimir Romanov, co-owner of a medium-sized company making structural steel and blacksmith products. Vladimir has worked for MMK for 8 years before going into independent business. © Max Sher / Anzenberger

RUSSIA / Magnitogorsk / July 2008 / Overview of the steel mill from the Gora Magnitnaya (the Magnet Mountain) which gave the city its name. © Max Sher / Anzenberger

RUSSIA / Magnitogorsk / July 2008 / The Pavlov family, from left to right: Viktor, son Dmitry, daughter Tatyana, wife Olga. Viktor, Dmitry, both rollermen, and Tatyana, a lab assistant, are working at the steel mill. Viktor's father was also a steelmaker for MMK, his brother works at the mill as well. © Max Sher / Anzenberger

RUSSIA / Magnitogorsk / July 2008 / Valery Shirokovsky, co-owner of a medium-sized company making structural steel and blacksmith products. Valery has worked for MMK for 20 years before going into independent business. © Max Sher / Anzenberger

RUSSIA / Magnitogorsk / July 2008 / People gathering at a funfair on the occasion of the Metal-Makers' Day, a popular local holiday. The Arena-Metallurg ice hockey stadium is in the background. © Max Sher / Anzenberger

RUSSIA / Magnitogorsk / July 2008 / A memorial steam engine preserved on MMK premises. © Max Sher / Anzenberger

RUSSIA / Magnitogorsk / July 2008 / Soviet-time paraphernalia at the MMK museum. © Max Sher / Anzenberger

RUSSIA / Magnitogorsk / July 2008 / A safety sign that reads as Beware of the Crane with Magnet! Do Not Walk Here! Danger! © Max Sher / Anzenberger

RUSSIA / Magnitogorsk / July 2008 / Artwork depicting the steelmaking process decorates the interior of the city's main community center - the Metal-Makers' Palace of Culture. © Max Sher / Anzenberger

RUSSIA / Magnitogorsk / July 2008 / Local boys pose for picture in Berezki - a working class neighbourhood located on the same bank of the river Ural as the mill itself. © Max Sher / Anzenberger