A retro car owned by retired mechanic Krasinets is seen in the tall grass at an open-air museum of Soviet-era vehicles in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





A cat sits in front of a retro car owned by retired mechanic Mikhail Krasinets at an open-air museum of Soviet-era vehicles in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. In the remote village of Chernousovo, retired mechanic Mikhail Krasinets tends to more than 300 ramshackle, Soviet-era cars, remnants of a once vibrant auto industry that crumbled with the fall of the Soviet Union. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Retro cars owned by retired mechanic Mikhail Krasinets are seen in the tall grass at an open-air museum of Soviet-era vehicles in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. Most of the cars in his collection are rusty and dented and parts are strewn among the maze of vehicles on the property. But to Krasinets, they are invaluable relics of the past. “I'd rather go hungry than sell anything”, he said. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Retro cars owned by retired mechanic Krasinets are displayed at an open-air museum of Soviet-era vehicles in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





A retro car owned by retired mechanic Krasinets is reflected in a window at an open-air museum of Soviet-era vehicles in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Former auto racer and retro car collector, Krasinets looks on at an open-air museum of Soviet-made vehicles in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





The Moskvich emblem is seen on a retro car owned by retired mechanic Krasinets, which is on display at an open-air museum of Soviet-era vehicles in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Retro cars owned by retired mechanic Krasinets are displayed at an open-air museum of Soviet-made vehicles in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Retro cars owned by retired mechanic Krasinets are displayed at an open-air museum of Soviet-era vehicles in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





An interior view shows a retro car owned by retired mechanic Krasinets, which is on display at an open-air museum of Soviet-era vehicles in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. Over time, his hobby began taking up more and more space and eventually Krasinets was forced to relocate his beloved vintage cars, which included Moskvitch, Volga and other models. “In Moscow I had trouble storing my equipment”, he said. “I consulted with my wife. We needed to leave and come here to our dacha”. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Retro cars owned by retired mechanic Krasinets are displayed at an open-air museum of Soviet-era vehicles in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





A sign for an open-air museum of Soviet-era vehicles is seen on a house of retired mechanic and retro car collector, Krasinets in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Retired mechanic and retro car collector, Krasinets repairs a car at an open-air museum of Soviet-era vehicles in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Retro cars owned by retired mechanic Krasinets are displayed at an open-air museum of Soviet-era vehicles in the village of Chernousovo, Tula region, Russia on September 27, 2018. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)