Russian Pensioner eating a free lunch in a Stalovia. Moscow, Russia

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Elderly woman, Pensioner, eating lunch in the Christian Mercy Stalovia Cafeteria in Moscow, Russia. The Christian Mercy Stalovia served up to 300 free meals, five days a week, to the Homeless and Pensioners who were living below the Poverty Line. In late 1993 a Russian pension of 15,000 Rubles per month dropped to a US dollar equivalent of $12. 50. Photo by Chuck Nacke

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Size: 5600px × 3489px
Location: Christian Mercy Stalovia, Moscow, Russia
Photo credit: © Chuck Nacke / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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