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Russia-NYC Photo Series 24

Russia-NYC Photo Series 24

If the outdoor market in Elista, Kalmykia tells you anything, it’s that this region of Russia isn’t doing well economically, something expressed in the number of young Kalmyks traveling to other regions for work. I saw Murat at the outdoor market in Elista in his NYC shirt. He said he came from Uzbekistan to work in Elista…an indication that the work/wage situation in Uzbekistan isn’t any better.

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