Desperate Hope
Photo Title
Desperate Hope
Photographer/Creator
Lucian Perkins
Collection
Publisher
The Washington Post
Caption/Description
Villagers living near the former nuclear test site in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan watch as the mother of Adlet Batirkhaliev desperately lift him to a stage in hopes that a Muslim faith healer will cure of his deformities.
Citation
Lucian Perkins, "Desperate Hope," in POYi Archive, Item #21593, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/21593 (accessed May 18, 2024).
Date Added
07.04.2008