MAILBOX 44

Despite their remoteness, small Russian towns have been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic since March 2020. I spoke with ten young women and men between the ages of 17 and 18, who live in Mailbox44, an isolated previously classified nuclear town. Their words and images open a dialogue around distance learning, social isolation and mental health within an environment which for years has already endured seclusion and double boundaries to the outside world. We are interconnected than ever, but also seemingly ever dispersed - practicing social distancing and online learning through our devices.