Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Artist and illustrator Varvara Kendel seen in the kitchen of the communal apartment where she lives with her husband in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Artist and illustrator Varvara Kendel seen in the kitchen of the communal apartment where she lives with her husband in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Sonya Minayeva walks in the hall of the communal apartment at the Emir Bukhara building where she lives in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Sonya Minayeva walks in the hall of the communal apartment at the Emir Bukhara building where she lives in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Graffiti seen at the Emir Bukhara building in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

A view of the hallway at the communal apartment in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday May 30, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Alexander Starostin with his girlfriend Daria in his room in a communal apartment on Rubinshteyna street in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday May 30, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Alexander Starostin with his girlfriend Daria in his room in a communal apartment on Rubinshteyna street in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday May 30, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Alexander Starostin with his girlfriend Daria in his room in a communal apartment on Rubinshteyna street in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday May 30, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

A woman seen in the bathroom of a huge 1100 sq. meter communal apartment in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday May 30, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

People in a huge 1100 sq. meter communal apartment in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday May 30, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Sergey Chuvakov, 60, cooks in the kitchen of a huge 1100 sq. meter communal apartment in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday May 30, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Masks hang at the entrance to the Bashnya communal apartment in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday May 31, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Artist and illustrator Varvara Kendel works in her room as she seen from the kitchen of the communal apartment where she lives with her husband in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Artist and illustrator Varvara Kendel seen in the kitchen of the communal apartment where she lives with her husband in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Artist and illustrator Varvara Kendel, left, cooks in the kitchen of the communal apartment where she lives with her husband Yevgeny Boldt, front, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

An exterior view of the Emir of Bukhara building in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

An exterior view of the Emir of Bukhara building in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

A laundry room of a communal apartment in the Emir of Bukhara building in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Sonya Minayeva seen in her room in a communal apartment in the Emir of Bukhara building where she lives with her child and husband in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Sonya Minayeva seen in her room in a communal apartment in the Emir of Bukhara building where she lives with her child and husband in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

Sonya Minayeva seen in her room in a communal apartment in the Emir Bukhara building where she lives with her child and husband in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

A view of Sonya Minayeva’s room in a communal apartment in the Emir of Bukhara building in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)

Russia Coronavirus Communal apartments

A view of Sonya Minayeva’s room in a communal apartment in the Emir of Bukhara building in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday May 29, 2020. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)