A photographer takes pictures of Dr. Sandcha Stepanow, a Russian-born lawyer and leader of the 600 displaced Kalmyks in Ingolstadt Displaced Persons Camp, West Germany after World War II. Dr. Stepanow meets with journalists in the camp. A Kalmyk family inside their flat in the refugee camp. A woman uses a sewing machine. The man plays with a young toddler. A woman tries on a new dress as a dressmaker adjusts the dress sleeves. An elderly Kalmyk man holds an infant playing with keys. An artist draws a charcoal illustration of an elderly man in traditional Kalmyk attire. A Kalmyk woman applies shaving cream on a man’s face at a barber shop inside the Ingolstadt Displaced Persons Camp. A Kalmyk man walks through The Kreuztor gate in Ingolstadt on his way to work. A German man greets the Kalmyk man. Displaced refugees, including a young woman, study at vocational training school in Ingolstadt. Kalmyk professor teaches in class. The Kalmyk instructor assists a man during a lesson.
Kalmyk youth activities in Ingolstadt Displaced Persons Camp, West Germany after World War II. A Kalmyk couple dancing at a bar in the Ingolstadt, Germany Displaced Persons Camp. A group of Kalmyk men play billiards in the background. A young Kalmyk girl plays a musical instrument. Kalmyks watch dancers perform traditional dances. The man dancing wears a chokha, also known as a cherkeska. Faces of happy Kalmyk elders. A smiling Kalmyk girl. A man climbs up stairs and walks in an empty corridor.