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19910400_USSR_134

Coal miners in front of their home in a sprawing neighborhood where miners live in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at the Kremlin, contributing to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Although on strike, some coal miners must continue to descend into the mine to conduct maintenance operations to prevent gas buildup and accidents.
Donetsk, Donbas, Ukraine, USSR. 16/04/1991.

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Coal miners in front of their home in a sprawing neighborhood where miners live in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at the Kremlin, contributing to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Although on strike, some coal miners must continue to descend into the mine to conduct maintenance operations to prevent gas buildup and accidents. <br /> Donetsk, Donbas, Ukraine, USSR. 16/04/1991.