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Second Place
Gerd Ludwig
National Geographic Magazine
"Russia Today"

 

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"The New Homeless" Bearing the marks of abuse, a homeless mother comes with her children for the twice-weekly hot meal offered at a Moscow shelter. One-third of the city's 50,000 homeless were victims of real estate fraud. Swindlers find easy prey among those left vulnerable and confused by economic reforms. Ten years ago, homelessness was classified by the government as a crime, rather than a human tragedy.
 
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