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These cramped Moscow dorms provide a rare glimpse into college life in Russia

Sarah JacobsAug 10, 2015, 02:04 IST

Pascal Dumont

In the US at schools like Purdue University, dormitory accessories such as pool tables, student lounges with 47-inch flatscreens, private bathrooms, kitchenettes, and music practice rooms can be the norm for some students.

The catch is that those dorms can cost up to $14,000 a year to live in.

In 2014, photographer and reporter Pascal Dumont documented a dozen dormitories at various schools in Moscow, Russia for The Moscow Times.

There, he found students living with bedbugs and roaches, underneath leaky ceilings. Obshagas, the Russian word for dorms, are not any of these students' first choice for living accommodations - but due to what Dumont calls "astronomical" rent in the city, many students are left without a choice.

(Captions by Sarah Jacobs and Pascal Dumont)