Russia's restive province of Daghestan has had a tough time of late. The assassination last week of a moderate Muslim leader threatens to add new fuel to a cycle of insurgent attacks and government crackdowns, which have seen scores of people die in recent months. Nonetheless, as Reuters photographer Maria Turchenkova discovered on a recent visit, life goes on for inhabitants of the troubled Caucasus region, despite the precarious security situation.
Postcards From The Edge: Daghestan In Pictures
![Men build a new madrasah, or religious school, in the village of Gimry.](https://gdb.rferl.org/ffa6f23f-3690-43ba-82fe-67290ec87bde_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Men build a new madrasah, or religious school, in the village of Gimry.
![Young men and boys pose for a street picture in Gimry.](https://gdb.rferl.org/d72a237e-6e84-4a86-954e-930ee036de50_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Young men and boys pose for a street picture in Gimry.
![A boy hides his face behind a balloon on a street in Gimry.](https://gdb.rferl.org/716be91e-5118-469d-be95-4797c2594d10_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boy hides his face behind a balloon on a street in Gimry.
![A man rides his bicycle in the mountain village of Gimry.](https://gdb.rferl.org/2d887007-88b8-45be-8e30-c0176e33dbff_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man rides his bicycle in the mountain village of Gimry.
![Mountain mist floats above Gimry's village cemetery. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/45791a6d-f027-483e-8b4d-e07f73248e01_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mountain mist floats above Gimry's village cemetery.
![Local residents stand near a mini truck, which was seriously damaged during a special antiterrorist operation conducted by Russian military forces in the town of Kaspiysk in July.](https://gdb.rferl.org/52ab6f9f-a25a-4185-89bb-8f9a6e911359_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Local residents stand near a mini truck, which was seriously damaged during a special antiterrorist operation conducted by Russian military forces in the town of Kaspiysk in July.
![A man stands near a house that was ruined during a special Russian antiterrorist operation in Kaspiysk.](https://gdb.rferl.org/9ac3b291-5e82-476f-bd7e-4535ae5238d9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man stands near a house that was ruined during a special Russian antiterrorist operation in Kaspiysk.
![A Kaspiysk resident shows her house, which was seriously damaged during the Russian antiterrorist operation. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/16c35473-c509-469f-a3f8-63d0cca0dae1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Kaspiysk resident shows her house, which was seriously damaged during the Russian antiterrorist operation.
![A woman walks along a road in the settlement of Akhty in southern Daghestan.](https://gdb.rferl.org/cfaba9b9-16f4-4944-b381-aa0c6a15099f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman walks along a road in the settlement of Akhty in southern Daghestan.
![Young Salafi Muslim women spend time at a public women's beach in the Daghestani capital, Makhachkala.](https://gdb.rferl.org/cb48eb55-12d4-4379-bbc1-85a63f4a1af2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Young Salafi Muslim women spend time at a public women's beach in the Daghestani capital, Makhachkala.
![Salafi preacher Abdurakhim Magomedov at his home in the village of Novosasitli. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/607c706f-03e0-49bb-ac5d-eaf21c364493_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Salafi preacher Abdurakhim Magomedov at his home in the village of Novosasitli.