Population: 143.2 million
1.1% adult HIV prevalence
940,000 people living with HIV/AIDS
31,000 people on ARVs
81,000 need treatment

Alex Majoli found that in St Petersburg - one of the cities in Russia where antiretroviral treatment is now widely available - the treatment is effective, but it often only addresses a part of the problem. In Russia, drug use and alcohol have taken a terrible toll among its youth. Like most Russians infected with HIV, the four people Majoli photographed were infected by shared needles. "HIV in Russia is a disease caused by social unrest and economic depression,"...