Summer 2004 visit to Nizhnii Tagil

Yuri Zhukov in the tomato greenhouse he built.

Rob McDonald presents items to Nizhnii Tagil for Chattanooga Sister City display.

Mary Zhukova and her teacher, Ludmilla, at the city water supply reservoir.

A fruit vendor at a small open-air market near the Zhukov’s apartment.

Clients meeting at the volunteer organization Faith, Hope, and Love.

Chattanooga Sister City delegation, Ron and MargePasch and Rob McDonald at the main branch of the Nizhnii Tagil Children’s Library.

A feast at Clean Home, before lunch – What hospitality!

Street scene in downtown Nizhnii Tagil

Yuri and Mary Zhukov give Ron a garden tour at their dacha

Touring the city water treatment plant with the lab director

Dinner at the Zhukov’s apartment

Lena, who is responsible for choosing the flowers for the pots around the city, outside the offices of the city’s greenhouses.

Luba Fainentel with one of the posters produced by Clean Home

A few of our many gracious hosts at the entrance to the city art museum

Rob McDonald being interviewed by a television reporter after the delegation met with Mayor Didenko.