Artisans struggle with sanctions and rising inflation

Описание: (25 Jun 2022) RUSSIA WOODEN CRAFTS

SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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LENGTH: 06:22
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Semyonov, Russia - 17 June 2022
1. Close of box painted in Khokhloma style
2. Close of plate as artist paints it
3. Mid of artists painting
4. Close of cup as artist paints it
5. Close of items painted in Khokhloma style
6. Mid of artist
7. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Alexey Usanov, General Director of Khokhloma Painting:
"Foreign exchange earnings from exports of our enterprise used to be higher than that of the Central Bank in the Nizhny Novgorod region."
Reporter (off-camera): "And what happened? Why did foreigners stop buying?"
Usanov: "Well, the trend has changed. The buyer has changed, plus various restrictions on imports, on trade. They have made an impact."
8. Pan right of empty workshop
9. Various of worker cutting wooden spoons
10. Wide of worker in workshop
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Semyonov, Russia - 18 June 2022
11. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Natalya Dudina, General Director of Gorodetsk Golden Embroidery:
"Right now, folk crafts simply need to survive, because the situation is very tough not only in folk crafts but also in our country. We need to survive - this is the most important thing. And we very much hope that all the actions of the government of the Nizhny Novgorod region, the government of the Russian Federation, will be directed precisely toward the survival of the enterprises."
12. Zoom in of embroidered scarf
13. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Natalya Dudina, General Director of Gorodetsk Golden Embroidery:
"My sales have gone down a lot. Gold embroidery during this period is selling with a lot of difficulties."
Reporter (off-camera) "How much is your scarf?"
Dudina: "This one is 700 Roubles (11 USD)"
Reporter: "Is it expensive or cheap?"
Dudina: "Before, they would buy it without even thinking about it, now they think about it twice: to buy or not to buy..."
14. Aerial shot of trade fair ++MUTE++
15. Wide of costumed characters at entrance with sign reading (Russian) "Village of masters"
16. Mid of clay master Andrey Vasilenko whistling for buyers
17. Close of hand-made whistles on sale
18. Mid of Vasilenko showing how to whistle UPSOUND (Russian) Andrey Vasilenko, clay master:
"We are pouring water into the bird."
19. Close of money being given to Vasilenko by buyer
20. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Andrey Vasilenko, clay sculptor: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
"If there were more events such as this one, it would be good. In fact, I would advise the authorities to create a kind of free-market for artisans to trade, not some kind of obligations to set up outlets, but free sites. So that people like me would only pay for garbage disposal there, for public services."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Semyonov, Russia - 17 June 2022
21. Wide of wooden logs at Khokhloma painting production site
22. Pan right  of workers carrying wooden bars
23. Mid of worker cutting out wooden item
24. Pan right of wooden items
25. Mid of artist Galina Tarasova painting item
26. Close of painted matryoshka or Russian dolls
27. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Galina Tarasova, painter:
"There are no sales, people leave as they grow up. The youth is not coming."
Reporter (off-camera): "But what repels young people in your view?"
Tarasova: "(Low) money. Salary."
28. Close of doll with US flag
29. Close of Matryoshka doll being painted
30. Close of painted Matryoshka dolls
31. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vera Lozhanova, painter:
"It used to be more in demand, now there are fewer people (at the factory), people quit. There are fewer orders."
Lozhanova: "Well, I don't know. Maybe it is because of the pandemic."
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