A rare Buddha statue believed to be from the 12th century in China, is transported inside a wooden crate to an auction house, in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris, France, April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Yiming Woo 

Movers prepare a rare Buddha statue, believed to be from the 12th century in China, for transport to an auction house, in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris, France, April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Yiming Woo 

Paris mayor of the 5th district Florence Berthout talks with First Deputy Mayor of Paris Emmanuel Gregoire as they wait for the arrival of French President for the commemorative century exposition of the opening of the Grande Mosque of Paris, in Paris, France on October 19, 2022. Ludovic MARIN/Pool via REUTERS 

Paris mayor of the 5th district Florence Berthout speaks as she waits for the arrival of French President for the commemorative century exposition of the opening of the Grande Mosque of Paris, in Paris, France on October 19, 2022. Ludovic MARIN/Pool via REUTERS 

Paris mayor of the 5th district Florence Berthout speaks as she waits for the arrival of French President for the commemorative century exposition of the opening of the Grande Mosque of Paris, in Paris, France on October 19, 2022. Ludovic MARIN/Pool via REUTERS 

Ukrainian refugee Maria Kozlovska speaks to her sons Matvye, 7, and Ilya, 5, who are from Zaporizhzhia as they sit at a table in 15th Century Ballindooley Castle in Galway, Ireland, April 16, 2022. Owner Barry Haughian has offered his castle as shelter for two families of Ukrainian refugees to stay in. Picture taken April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

A view shows the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, December 5, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A view shows a worker at the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, December 5, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain".Picture taken December 5,2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A view shows the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, December 5, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A contestant prepares backstage during the "Grand Prix of Siberia" international ballet competition, held as part of the 5th International Forum "Ballet. XXI Century", at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 8, 2018. Picture taken November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A contestant pauses backstage while performing during the "Grand Prix of Siberia" international ballet competition, held as part of the 5th International Forum "Ballet. XXI Century", at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 8, 2018. Picture taken November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A contestant sits backstage during the "Grand Prix of Siberia" international ballet competition, held as part of the 5th International Forum "Ballet. XXI Century", at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 8, 2018. Picture taken November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A contestant prepares backstage during the "Grand Prix of Siberia" international ballet competition, held as part of the 5th International Forum "Ballet. XXI Century", at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 8, 2018. Picture taken November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Contestants take part in the "Grand Prix of Siberia" international ballet competition, held as part of the 5th International Forum "Ballet. XXI Century", at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 8, 2018. Picture taken November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A contestant prepares backstage during the "Grand Prix of Siberia" international ballet competition, held as part of the 5th International Forum "Ballet. XXI Century", at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 8, 2018. Picture taken November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Contestants wait backstage during the "Grand Prix of Siberia" international ballet competition, held as part of the 5th International Forum "Ballet. XXI Century", at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 8, 2018. Picture taken November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A contestant prepares backstage during the "Grand Prix of Siberia" international ballet competition, held as part of the 5th International Forum "Ballet. XXI Century", at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 8, 2018. Picture taken November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A contestant takes part in the "Grand Prix of Siberia" international ballet competition, held as part of the 5th International Forum "Ballet. XXI Century", at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 8, 2018. Picture taken November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A contestant takes part in the "Grand Prix of Siberia" international ballet competition, held as part of the 5th International Forum "Ballet. XXI Century", at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 8, 2018. Picture taken November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A contestant takes part in the "Grand Prix of Siberia" international ballet competition, held as part of the 5th International Forum "Ballet. XXI Century", at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Krasnoyarsk, Russia November 8, 2018. Picture taken November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Israeli tour guide Erna Kobus (3rd L) accompanies a group of Israeli tourists as they observe the mosaic floor of the 5th-century Naaran synagogue in Jericho, in the occupied West Bank, February 2, 2018. Picture taken February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

Shi'ite pilgrims gather during the commemoration of Arbain, in Kerbala, Iraq, November 5, 2017. Arbain marks the culmination of a 40-day mourning period for Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed who was killed in a 7th century battle in Kerbala. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen SEARCH "IRAQ SHIITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Britain's Charles, Prince of Wales (4thR), Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (3rdR), Britain's Prince Harry (2ndR), Governor General of Canada David Johnston (6thR), his Wife Sharon Johnston (5thR) French President Francois Hollande (5thL), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (4thL), his wife Sophie Gregoire (3rdL) and their son Xavier (2ndL), French Junior Minister for Veterans Jean-Marc Todeschini (L), and former governor general of Canada Adrienne Clarkson (R) attend a commemoration ceremony at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial during a commemoration ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, in Vimy, near Arras, northern France, on April 9, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Huguen/POOL 

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (3rd L), his wife his wife Sophie Gregoire (L) and son Xavier (2nd L), (From 4th L) French President Francois Hollande (4th L), Governor General of Canada David Johnston (5th L), his wife Sharon (3rd R), Britain's Charles, Prince of Wales (4th R), Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (2nd R), and Britain's Prince Harry (R) pose as they visit the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Vimy, near Arras, northern France, on April 9, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Huguen/POOL 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, is reflected in a mirror next to a portrait of Soviet singer, poet and actor Vladimir Vysotsky while he makes a broom at his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, reads a book at his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, feeds hens at a court yard of his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, decorates a fir tree for New Year and Christmas celebrations in front of his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, takes water from a well at a court yard of his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, fills a bucket with hot water from a barrel at a bath room of his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, wearing a Siberian lynx fur hat, is seen in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, feeds sheeps at a court yard of his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, walks at a court yard of his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, carries a fir tree which was cut for New Year and Christmas decoration in the Taiga wood near the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, carries hay to feed sheeps at a court yard of his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, smokes a cigarette made by himself at his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, inspects a post box on a fence of his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

An abandoned house is seen in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka where Mikhail Baburin, 66, lives, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, sits with his laika dog Sever on an attic of a shed at a court yard of his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, uses a sewing machine at his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, talks to his cat Marquis at his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Mikhail Baburin, 66, stokes a furnace at his house in the remote Siberian village of Mikhailovka, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, December 5, 2016. Baburin, a former Navy man, barge worker and employee of a military plant in Krasnoyarsk, is the last inhabitant of Mikhailovka, which was founded in the 19th century by migrants from Russia's Mordovia region. He moved in 2000 to Mikhailovka where he was born and has lived there all alone for the last 10 years with only domestic animals. Picture taken December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Auctioneer Alexandre Giquello looks at the sculpture "Le Baiser" (the Kiss), bronze cast made in 1927, which is part of an exceptional sale of five remarkable bronzes by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), displayed in Paris, France, February 11, 2016. Five small bronze statues of French 19th century sculptor Auguste Rodin will be auctioned in Paris next week, including a cast of his famous "The Kiss", which is estimated to go for at least 1.5 million euros. The five statues, which will be auctioned at auction house Drouot on Tuesday, come from the collection of late French art dealer Jean de Ruaz and have owned by his family since after World War II. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Auctioneer Alexandre Giquello looks at the sculpture "Le Baiser" (the Kiss), bronze cast made in 1927, which is part of an exceptional sale of five remarkable bronzes by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), displayed in Paris, France, February 11, 2016. Five small bronze statues of French 19th century sculptor Auguste Rodin will be auctioned in Paris next week, including a cast of his famous "The Kiss", which is estimated to go for at least 1.5 million euros. The five statues, which will be auctioned at auction house Drouot on Tuesday, come from the collection of late French art dealer Jean de Ruaz and have owned by his family since after World War II. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Auctioneer Alexandre Giquello looks at the sculpture "Le Baiser" (the Kiss), bronze cast made in 1927, which is part of an exceptional sale of five remarkable bronzes by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), displayed in Paris, France, February 11, 2016. Five small bronze statues of French 19th century sculptor Auguste Rodin will be auctioned in Paris next week, including a cast of his famous "The Kiss", which is estimated to go for at least 1.5 million euros. The five statues, which will be auctioned at auction house Drouot on Tuesday, come from the collection of late French art dealer Jean de Ruaz and have owned by his family since after World War II. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Auctioneer Alexandre Giquello looks at the sculpture "Le Baiser" (the Kiss), bronze cast made in 1927, which is part of an exceptional sale of five remarkable bronzes by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), displayed in Paris, France, February 11, 2016. Five small bronze statues of French 19th century sculptor Auguste Rodin will be auctioned in Paris next week, including a cast of his famous "The Kiss", which is estimated to go for at least 1.5 million euros. The five statues, which will be auctioned at auction house Drouot on Tuesday, come from the collection of late French art dealer Jean de Ruaz and have owned by his family since after World War II. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Auctioneer Alexandre Giquello looks at the sculpture "Le Baiser" (the Kiss), bronze cast made in 1927, which is part of an exceptional sale of five remarkable bronzes by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), displayed in Paris, France, February 11, 2016. Five small bronze statues of French 19th century sculptor Auguste Rodin will be auctioned in Paris next week, including a cast of his famous "The Kiss", which is estimated to go for at least 1.5 million euros. The five statues, which will be auctioned at auction house Drouot on Tuesday, come from the collection of late French art dealer Jean de Ruaz and have owned by his family since after World War II. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Ivan Plakhuta, 54, the owner of a small workshop manufacturing valenki, Russian traditional footwear, packs ready for sale valenki at his wooden house in the remote Siberian village of Bolshaya Rechka, located in Taiga area in the foothills of the Western Sayan Mountain Ridge in the Yermakovsky district of Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, November 10, 2015. Plakhuta, former lumberman, started his small business in 2000, based on traditional methods, which don't involve chemical components with vintage machinery of the beginning of the 20th century used. Plakhuta and his assistant Larisa Chirkova work inside a wooden bath house in a rural court yard and monthly produce up to 20 pairs of valenki, felt high-knee footwear made of sheep wool and commonly worn in Russian rural areas. His clients are mostly inhabitants of villages in southern districts of Krasnoyarsk, Tuva and Khakassia regions, who buy valenki at the price of about 2,000 Russian roubles for a children's pair, 4,000 for women and 5,000 for men, according to Ivan Plakhuta. Picture taken November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Ivan Plakhuta, 54, the owner of a small workshop manufacturing valenki, Russian traditional footwear, inspects a valenok before putting it into a dryer in the remote Siberian village of Bolshaya Rechka, located in Taiga area in the foothills of the Western Sayan Mountain Ridge in the Yermakovsky district of Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, November 10, 2015. Plakhuta, former lumberman, started his small business in 2000, based on traditional methods, which don't involve chemical components with vintage machinery of the beginning of the 20th century used. Plakhuta and his assistant Larisa Chirkova work inside a wooden bath house in a rural court yard and monthly produce up to 20 pairs of valenki, felt high-knee footwear made of sheep wool and commonly worn in Russian rural areas. His clients are mostly inhabitants of villages in southern districts of Krasnoyarsk, Tuva and Khakassia regions, who buy valenki at the price of about 2,000 Russian roubles for a children's pair, 4,000 for women and 5,000 for men, according to Ivan Plakhuta. Picture taken November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Ivan Plakhuta, 54, the owner of a small workshop manufacturing valenki, Russian traditional footwear, rolls a valenok in the remote Siberian village of Bolshaya Rechka, located in Taiga area in the foothills of the Western Sayan Mountain Ridge in the Yermakovsky district of Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, November 10, 2015. Plakhuta, former lumberman, started his small business in 2000, based on traditional methods, which don't involve chemical components with vintage machinery of the beginning of the 20th century used. Plakhuta and his assistant Larisa Chirkova work inside a wooden bath house in a rural court yard and monthly produce up to 20 pairs of valenki, felt high-knee footwear made of sheep wool and commonly worn in Russian rural areas. His clients are mostly inhabitants of villages in southern districts of Krasnoyarsk, Tuva and Khakassia regions, who buy valenki at the price of about 2,000 Russian roubles for a children's pair, 4,000 for women and 5,000 for men, according to Ivan Plakhuta. Picture taken November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Ivan Plakhuta, 54, the owner of a small workshop manufacturing valenki, Russian traditional footwear, burns a valenok to make it smooth in the remote Siberian village of Bolshaya Rechka, located in Taiga area in the foothills of the Western Sayan Mountain Ridge in the Yermakovsky district of Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, November 10, 2015. Plakhuta, former lumberman, started his small business in 2000, based on traditional methods, which don't involve chemical components with vintage machinery of the beginning of the 20th century used. Plakhuta and his assistant Larisa Chirkova work inside a wooden bath house in a rural court yard and monthly produce up to 20 pairs of valenki, felt high-knee footwear made of sheep wool and commonly worn in Russian rural areas. His clients are mostly inhabitants of villages in southern districts of Krasnoyarsk, Tuva and Khakassia regions, who buy valenki at the price of about 2,000 Russian roubles for a children's pair, 4,000 for women and 5,000 for men, according to Ivan Plakhuta. Picture taken November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Ivan Plakhuta, 54, the owner of a small workshop manufacturing valenki, Russian traditional footwear, burns a valenok to make it smooth in the remote Siberian village of Bolshaya Rechka, located in Taiga area in the foothills of the Western Sayan Mountain Ridge in the Yermakovsky district of Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, November 10, 2015. Plakhuta, former lumberman, started his small business in 2000, based on traditional methods, which don't involve chemical components with vintage machinery of the beginning of the 20th century used. Plakhuta and his assistant Larisa Chirkova work inside a wooden bath house in a rural court yard and monthly produce up to 20 pairs of valenki, felt high-knee footwear made of sheep wool and commonly worn in Russian rural areas. His clients are mostly inhabitants of villages in southern districts of Krasnoyarsk, Tuva and Khakassia regions, who buy valenki at the price of about 2,000 Russian roubles for a children's pair, 4,000 for women and 5,000 for men, according to Ivan Plakhuta. Picture taken November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Ivan Plakhuta, 54, the owner of a small workshop manufacturing valenki, Russian traditional footwear, hits a valenok to soften and put it into shape in the remote Siberian village of Bolshaya Rechka, located in Taiga area in the foothills of the Western Sayan Mountain Ridge in the Yermakovsky district of Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, November 10, 2015. Plakhuta, former lumberman, started his small business in 2000, based on traditional methods, which don't involve chemical components with vintage machinery of the beginning of the 20th century used. Plakhuta and his assistant Larisa Chirkova work inside a wooden bath house in a rural court yard and monthly produce up to 20 pairs of valenki, felt high-knee footwear made of sheep wool and commonly worn in Russian rural areas. His clients are mostly inhabitants of villages in southern districts of Krasnoyarsk, Tuva and Khakassia regions, who buy valenki at the price of about 2,000 Russian roubles for a children's pair, 4,000 for women and 5,000 for men, according to Ivan Plakhuta. Picture taken November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Ivan Plakhuta, 54, the owner of a small workshop manufacturing valenki, Russian traditional footwear, operates a machine to shape wool in the remote Siberian village of Bolshaya Rechka, located in Taiga area in the foothills of the Western Sayan Mountain Ridge in the Yermakovsky district of Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, November 10, 2015. Plakhuta, former lumberman, started his small business in 2000, based on traditional methods, which don't involve chemical components with vintage machinery of the beginning of the 20th century used. Plakhuta and his assistant Larisa Chirkova work inside a wooden bath house in a rural court yard and monthly produce up to 20 pairs of valenki, felt high-knee footwear made of sheep wool and commonly worn in Russian rural areas. His clients are mostly inhabitants of villages in southern districts of Krasnoyarsk, Tuva and Khakassia regions, who buy valenki at the price of about 2,000 Russian roubles for a children's pair, 4,000 for women and 5,000 for men, according to Ivan Plakhuta. Picture taken with fish eye lens November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Ivan Plakhuta, 54, the owner of a small workshop manufacturing valenki, Russian traditional footwear, works on a valenok in the remote Siberian village of Bolshaya Rechka, located in Taiga area in the foothills of the Western Sayan Mountain Ridge in the Yermakovsky district of Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, November 10, 2015. Plakhuta, former lumberman, started his small business in 2000, based on traditional methods, which don't involve chemical components with vintage machinery of the beginning of the 20th century used. Plakhuta and his assistant Larisa Chirkova work inside a wooden bath house in a rural court yard and monthly produce up to 20 pairs of valenki, felt high-knee footwear made of sheep wool and commonly worn in Russian rural areas. His clients are mostly inhabitants of villages in southern districts of Krasnoyarsk, Tuva and Khakassia regions, who buy valenki at the price of about 2,000 Russian roubles for a children's pair, 4,000 for women and 5,000 for men, according to Ivan Plakhuta. Picture taken November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Ivan Plakhuta, 54, the owner of a small workshop manufacturing valenki, Russian traditional footwear, takes a valenok after boiling it on a furnace in the remote Siberian village of Bolshaya Rechka, located in Taiga area in the foothills of the Western Sayan Mountain Ridge in the Yermakovsky district of Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, November 10, 2015. Plakhuta, former lumberman, started his small business in 2000, based on traditional methods, which don't involve chemical components with vintage machinery of the beginning of the 20th century used. Plakhuta and his assistant Larisa Chirkova work inside a wooden bath house in a rural court yard and monthly produce up to 20 pairs of valenki, felt high-knee footwear made of sheep wool and commonly worn in Russian rural areas. His clients are mostly inhabitants of villages in southern districts of Krasnoyarsk, Tuva and Khakassia regions, who buy valenki at the price of about 2,000 Russian roubles for a children's pair, 4,000 for women and 5,000 for men, according to Ivan Plakhuta. Picture taken November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Larisa Chirkova, 45, an assistant of Ivan Plakhuta, the owner of a small workshop manufacturing valenki, Russian traditional footwear, shapes wool in the remote Siberian village of Bolshaya Rechka, located in Taiga area in the foothills of the Western Sayan Mountain Ridge in the Yermakovsky district of Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, November 10, 2015. Plakhuta, former lumberman, started his small business in 2000, based on traditional methods, which don't involve chemical components with vintage machinery of the beginning of the 20th century used. Plakhuta and his assistant Larisa Chirkova work inside a wooden bath house in a rural court yard and monthly produce up to 20 pairs of valenki, felt high-knee footwear made of sheep wool and commonly worn in Russian rural areas. His clients are mostly inhabitants of villages in southern districts of Krasnoyarsk, Tuva and Khakassia regions, who buy valenki at the price of about 2,000 Russian roubles for a children's pair, 4,000 for women and 5,000 for men, according to Ivan Plakhuta. Picture taken November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

An employee is reflected in glass as she poses with an early 19th century emerald and diamond fringe necklace at Christie's auction house in London, Britain October 26, 2015. The necklace is estimated to sell for $1.5-2.5 million when auctioned in Geneva on November 10. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth 

A view of a statue of Blessed Junipero Serra inside the Mission de Santiago church in Jalpan, in Queretaro state, September 9, 2015. Pope Francis will declare Friar Junipero Serra a saint at a Mass celebrated at the National Shrine in Washington on September 23 during the pontiff’s first visit to the United States. The Franciscan friar from Spain built a series of missions along the Pacific coast in the 18th century, in what is now California, to spread the faith among Native Americans. His advocates say he supported the Indians, introducing cattle and crops to their land. The Vatican has defended Serra against accusations that, as part of the Spanish colonial system, he suppressed Native Americans. Serra’s resting place is inside the Basilica at the Carmel Mission south of San Francisco. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoPICTURE 5 OF 35 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "POPE TO CANONISE FRIAR SERRA". SEARCH "SERRA NATIVE" FOR ALL IMAGES 

Spanish bullfighter Cayetano Rivera prepares to perform a pass to a bull during the "Corrida Goyesca" bullfight in Ronda, near Malaga, southern Spain September 5, 2015. In the annual "Corrida Goyesca" fight in Ronda's historic bullring the bullfighters wear costumes from the era of 18th century painter Francisco Goya. REUTERS/Jon Nazca