Wedding in Nizhnevartovsk, 1978

Nizhnevartovsk, Tyumen Region, Soviet Union. A newly married couple poses for a photo in front of the memorial to the First Oil Well of Samotlor, which was discovered on June 22, 1965. The city itself quickly developed in 1972 from a small community of oilmen who worked on the Samotlor Field. Stepan Gubsky; Ivan Sapozhkov/TASS

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Developed Discovered Gubsky Itself Nizhnevartovsk Oilmen Quickly Samotlor Sapozhkov Stepan Tyumen

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