How Apples Were Harvested in the Mountains of Alma-Ata — A Glimpse into Labor Traditions - photo 1

How Apples Were Harvested in the Mountains of Alma-Ata — A Glimpse into Labor Traditions

7 may 1980

Known as the fatherland of apples, Alma-Ata was famous for its fragrant aport variety. Each autumn, apple harvesting became a large-scale effort involving students, schoolchildren, and city residents, who picked the fruit by hand on mountain slopes and sorted the harvest under the open sky.

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