Handmaa (on the right) and her husband (third from right, front row) with other Mongolian “youth” whilst attending university in the City of Petigorsk. The sign written in Russian Cyrillic, not Mongolian Cyrillic reads, “in friendship with the USSR. Mongolia”. Photograph courtesy of J.Avrazed. Reprinted on CPinMongolia.com with permission.

Handmaa (on the right) and her husband (third from right, front row) with other Mongolian “youth” whilst attending university in the City of Petigorsk. The sign written in Russian Cyrillic, not Mongolian Cyrillic reads, “in friendship with the USSR. Mongolia”. Photograph courtesy of J.Avrazed. Reprinted on CPinMongolia.com with permission.

Handmaa (on the right) and her husband (third from right, front row) with other Mongolian “youth” whilst attending university in the City of Petigorsk. The sign written in Russian Cyrillic, not Mongolian Cyrillic reads, “in friendship with the USSR. Mongolia”. Photograph courtesy of J.Avrazed. Reprinted on CPinMongolia.com with permission.

Handmaa (on the right) and her future husband (third from right, front row) with other Mongolian “youth” whilst attending university in the City of Petigorsk. The sign written in Russian Cyrillic not Mongolian Cyrillic reads, “in friendship with the USSR. Mongolia”. Photograph courtesy of J.Avrazed. Reprinted on CPinMongolia.com with permission.