Gallery: Haunting Photos of a Crumbling Post-Communist World

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    Ciprian the Bear Dancer, in Salatruc, East Romania, 2013.
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    A metal scrap collector at work near Hunedoara, West Romania, 2011.
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    A factory in Copsa Mica, Central Romania, 2013.
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    Costica stands in front of a hut in Muntele Mare, West Romania, 2012.
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    The flooded village of Geamana, Central Romania, 2011.
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    Members of a choir walk through the snow near Abrud, West Romania, 2012.
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    An abandoned sodium factory in Ocna-Mures, Central Romania, 2012.
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    Birds circle over a dump near Aiud, West Romania. 2012.
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    Carpet sellers in Pojorata, North Romania, 2012.
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    A sheep farm in Silvasu de Sus, West Romania, 2011.
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    A copper mine in Moldova Noua, South West Romania, 2012.
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    Anastasia of Livada, North West Romania, 2012.
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    Hovels near Moisei, North Romania, 2011.
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    A tunnel used in the construction of nearby Vidraru Dam, Central Romania, 2013.
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    Victor resting in Geamana, Central Romania, 2011.