The Siemianowka Resevoir was built from 1977 to 1990. As a result, five villages — Rudnia, Garbary, Boltyki, Luka and Budy — were flooded.
In order to create the artificial lake, 289 households were taken out and many people were forced to give up their land. They were resettled in 1986 to Nowa Luka, a newly built village, and to blocks of flats in Bialystok and Michalow, but the majority of people were moved to Bondary.
Nine residential buildings were constructed there, and the subjects of these photos inhabit that settlement.
— Jim Casper
FeaturePortraitsAndrej Mitura photographs former residents of five Russian villages who were moved to new blocks of flats in other places, to
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Andrej Mitura photographs former residents of five Russian villages who were moved to new blocks of flats in other places, to
make way for a new artificial lake.
Portraits
Andrej Mitura photographs former residents of five Russian villages who were moved to new blocks of flats in other places, to
make way for a new artificial lake.
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