Saratov Region, Russian Republic



Photo Title

Saratov Region, Russian Republic

Photographer/Creator

Ellen Binder

Collection

1991

Publisher

Freelance

Caption/Description

Saratov Region, Russian Republic, Retired babushka living off her meager pension of 140 rubles per month, harvesting cabbages for a mere 15 kopeks per line(in order to have a bit more money) on a new private farm. As part of it's economic reforms, the Russian government is now encouraging private farming.

Citation

Ellen Binder, "Saratov Region, Russian Republic," in POYi Archive, Item #20148, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/20148 (accessed June 8, 2025).

Date Added

07.04.2008