13 Square Metres of Misery

The winter of life is hard and relentless in Ukraine. More than a quarter of the population ekes out an existence below the poverty line, and pensioners are particularly badly affected. After a lifetime of work, many wish for just one thing: for death to come quickly. Like Ksenya Mardan, who suffers misery and loneliness day after day in a 13-square-metre flat.

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,754374,00.html
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,743523,00.html

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