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Cameras are Funny but Hunger is No Joke. These little Armenian children have been walking the streets of Ekaterinodar, South Russia for hours asking people as hungry as themselves for a bit of bread. They are refugees and hope in time to get out of the land of the Bolsheviks, back to Armenia. The first funny thing they have seen for a long time is the camera of the American Red Cross officer who wanted them to look pleasant please while he took their pictures. The smile remained when he told them he was in town to see that its suffering population got a little better acquainted with food & clothing

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Cameras are Funny but Hunger is No Joke. These little Armenian children have been walking the streets of Ekaterinodar, South Russia for hours asking people as hungry as themselves for a bit of bread. They are refugees and hope in time to get out of the land of the Bolsheviks, back to Armenia. The first funny thing they have seen for a long time is the camera of the American Red Cross officer who wanted them to look pleasant please while he took their pictures. The smile remained when he told them he was in town to see that its suffering population got a little better acquainted with food & clothing

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Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC Paris Office.
Group title: Children Russia.
On caption card: (1/1347)
Used in: Dr. Green, Feb. 1920.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 12

During the Soviet era, there were many orphans in the Soviet Union. The main reason for this was the high number of casualties during World War II, which left many children without parents. Additionally, the Soviet government also took children away from their parents who were deemed unfit to raise them. The Soviet government established orphanages and children's homes to care for these children. However, these institutions were often overcrowded and lacked proper resources and care. Many orphans suffered from malnutrition, poor health, and lack of education. The Soviet government also used orphanages as a way to promote Communist ideology. Children were taught to be loyal to the state and to follow Marxist principles. They were also encouraged to join the Young Pioneers, a Communist youth organization. Despite the challenges faced by orphans in the Soviet Union, some were able to overcome their circumstances and succeed in life. Notable examples include Nobel Prize-winning physicist Andrei Sakharov and former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, both of whom grew up as orphans.

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01/01/1920
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ekaterinodar
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html

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