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Christopher Morris
Black Star for Time
Black Star for Time
01 October, 1993
Soldiers caught in the cross-fire near the parliament building where uncaptured snipers continue their attacks. Although the army put an end to the uprising by taking the White House on October 4, groups of anti-Yeltsin hard-liners attacking riot police continued to roam the capital for days. Waving red flags, they raced through the streets long after most of the rebels had surrendered. When the dust settled, the death count stood at almost 150, with about 1,000 people seriously injured.
Christopher Morris
Christopher Morris, based in Paris, was born in California in 1958 and began his career as a documentary conflict photographer working almost exclusively for Time magazine, where...
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