Tatyana Vakhlakova described life in her home town, Essentuki in the Mineral Waters area of the Northern Caucasus. She was a doctor in a health resort--"sanatori". Shown are bottled "Essentuki" brand mineral water sold at the Russian store, a tourist book about neighboring Kislovodsk ("Sour Water"), and Stavropol' post cards.
Andy Conovaloff discussed the history of Russian stacked wooden dolls—matrioshki.
Many new people came.
