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Young Assyrian man carrying grass in Arzni, Soviet Armenia, 1938

Place: Arzni
Date: 1938

A young man from the Assyrian village of Arzni in Soviet Armenia carries a huge woven basket of grass on his back; he wears a worker's cap and a waistcoat.

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V. Muratkha · Public domain

Young Assyrian man carrying grass in Arzni, Soviet Armenia, 1938

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