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Shkli︠a︡rinskiĭ, Aleksandr

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    A young man being stabbed in the back by a syringe while a drug dealer lurks in the shadows. Colour lithograph after D. Oboznenko, ca. 1987.

    Oboznenko, Dmitriĭ. | Date: [1987?] | Reference: 660206i
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    A prostitute invites the viewer to a bed containing a heart, where the bed is in the form of an open purse; representing the financial motive for prostitution. Colour lithograph after B.︠ T︡Sygankov, ca. 1987.

    T︠S︡ygankov, B. | Date: [1987?] | Reference: 660339i
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    A prostitute going out in a taxi to a client to steal his wallet; advertising the reality of prostitution in the Soviet Union. Colour lithograph after E. Osipov, ca. 1987.

    Osipov, E. | Date: [1987?] | Reference: 660340i
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