"A native of the Ural region, photographer Fyodor Telkov has always been interested in the complex identity and the many faces of Russia. In 2014, together with photographer Sergey Poteryaev he travelled to the northern regions of Russia and the Mari El Republic to capture the small nations under threat of being swept away by the oil industry. His most recent project Skazy (the archaic Russian word for “tales”) dives deep into the spiritual origins ofthe Urals: a blend of myths, legends and traditions colliding on the border of Europe and Asia."