Prostitutes at the Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Tsarist Russia, 1903.

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betweenthemaples on May 3rd, 2024 at 01:02 UTC »

I’m going to bet not one of them was there by choice

Babys_For_Breakfast on May 3rd, 2024 at 01:03 UTC »

Not smiling in photos was common back then. However, yes these women look beaten and miserable. Such a sad life.

Roastage on May 3rd, 2024 at 01:05 UTC »

Geeze almost all of them look to have been severely beaten at some point, Tsar era Russia was a rough place for your average person let alone a sex worker, poor buggers.

Their dress reminds me a lot of older Japanese photos ive seen.