Showing posts with label poverty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poverty. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Rural Russia


The BBC's James Rodgers explores the harsh realities of life in the Ural Mountains region, where a retail boom has done little to improve the lives of impoverished villagers.

"We found the place. Outside there was a notice warning that you could be fined if you let your cow loose in the village."