Photos of the Dying Town Where the Alcohol Is 96%
(WorldNews Belgium)

This article originally appeared on VICE Belgium. Laurent Meurice, 39, came across Runina while taking pictures for a friend’s website. The small Slovakian village near the borders of Poland and Ukraine captivated the French-Belgian photographer, so he decided to get to know its 75 inhabitants, despite a significant language barrier. Over the course of his many visits, Meurice shot so much material that he decided to publish it in a book,...