Old woman in Pyatigorsk Russia

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This picture shows an old woman in the North Caucasus city of Pyatigorsk, in South Western Russia. After a life of service to the Communist State many elderly people feel betrayed by Russia's modern leaders. As the Russian federation continues to prosper from high world oil prices, state pensions are still a mere pittance. Many old people are reduced to begging just to make ends meet, and this while President Vladimir Putin's inner circle of Kremin loyalists and compliant oligarchs continue to bask in obscene wealth, much of it driven by high energy prices.

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Size: 5120px × 3401px
Location: pyatigorsk, russia
Photo credit: © culliganphoto / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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