20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
The burned akimat (regional executive authority in Kazakhstan), which the workers covered up.

The photo shows the results of the January events in Kazakhstan, Almaty. On January 5, 2022, rallies began all over Kazakhstan because of corruption, living standards, poverty and unemployment in the oil-rich. There were reports of deadly clashes with police and military, a nationwide internet blackout and buildings damaged in three major cities. On the photo workers covered up the burned akimat.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Camera: NIKON D5300
Copyright: © Alua Ualiyeva