A closed storefront in Kharkiv, Ukraine, is plastered with signs from people selling household possessions. Today, the economic effects of Chernobyl are as serious as the radiation. Poverty and high unemployment are especially acute in radiation-affected areas, which new businesses have avoided due to the stigma of Chernobyl.
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This photograph is part of Michael Forster Rothbart's After Chernobyl documentary photography project.
© Michael Forster...
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A closed storefront in Kharkiv, Ukraine, is plastered with signs from people selling household possessions. Today, the economic effects of Chernobyl are as serious as the radiation. Poverty and high unemployment are especially acute in radiation-affected areas, which new businesses have avoided due to the stigma of Chernobyl.
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This photograph is part of Michael Forster Rothbart's After Chernobyl documentary photography project.
© Michael Forster Rothbart 2007-2010.
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Photo by: Michael Forster Rothbart
Date: 3/2007 File#: Canon 20D digital camera frame 1154
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Original caption: .Closed storefront, Kharkiv..A teenager in Kharkiv, Ukraine, passes a closed storefront covered with signs, including many offering jobs. High unemployment is a problem in many Ukrainian communities; the problem is especially acute in radiation-affected areas, which new businesses have avoided due to the stigma of Chernobyl..-------------------
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