17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Soviet-Bloc Woman
This ex-soviet town is haunted by communism. Running water is regimented by the government. Walks to school involve passing a crumbling mosaic of Stalin and Lenin. Here a woman somberly looks down at children playing in the dirt, zany colors of a dreary past built around her.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 06.2019 |
Date Uploaded: | 07.2019 |
Photo Location: | Chiatura, Georgia |
Camera: | NIKON D7000 |
Copyright: | © Krishna Sharma |