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Apartment blocks in Abel Santamaría, a public housing suburb of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
A Cuban boy runs in front of the concrete wall with a propaganda writing in Abel Santamaría, a public housing suburb of Santiago de Cuba.

A Cuban boy runs in front of the concrete wall with a propaganda writing in Abel Santamaría, a public housing suburb of Santiago de Cuba.
A group of apartment blocks in Abel Santamaría, a public housing periphery of Santiago de Cuba.

A group of apartment blocks in Abel Santamaría, a public housing periphery of Santiago de Cuba.
A Cuban family relax on the balcony in an apartment block in Abel Santamaría, a public housing suburb of Santiago de Cuba.

A Cuban family relax on the balcony in an apartment block in Abel Santamaría, a public housing suburb of Santiago de Cuba.

Suburbia: Public housing in Cuba, I.

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba – 2008-2011

Many Cubans live in large concrete apartment blocks called “Russian buildings”. They were built during the time when Cuba was supported by the former Soviet Union and took over their concept of social housing.

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