The photographer is Boris Mikhailov and this photo was taken in 1991. He took this photo because he was living in the Soviet Union at the time, and he wanted to express the trials of everyday life in the USSR. The photo portrays a man lying lifeless on the ground and everyone around him continuing on as if the lifeless man was commonplace. The connection between this photo and The Road is strong because in the photo the bystanders just continue on with life, and not care for the helpless man. This same selfishness is apparent in The Road, people don't want to interact because the world around them is all about surviving.
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