CPOY 77 Team Picture Story Award of Excellence: Kirov Region
A narrative picture story or thematic essay that reports on significant events, celebrates life, portrays sport or explores environmental, social, economic or political topics. This category is only for teams of student photographers/editors.
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March 28, 2022
The Kirov region ranks the sixth in the list of Russia endangered villages. In some of the still existing settlements, no more than 15 people live, almost all of them are of retirement age. There are no businesses, hospitals or shops in these villages. The only opportunity to buy groceries is a shop on wheels, which works once a week on the private initiative of the Kirov entrepreneur. Locals know exactly where and at what time the shop arrives and always wait for it. One of its stop is a half-ruined but still operating cowshed where locals come to.