All Posts Tagged With: "Novye Izvestia"

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Children Taken from St. Petserburg Mother for State Debts

Custody officials in St. Petersburg have taken four children into custody from a woman in debt to the state housing authorities, promising to return the children after she repays the money.

Feb 15, 2010 | Continued
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Growing Number of Russians Living in Poverty

The number of Russians living below the subsistence minimum rose for the first time since 2002, and unofficial estimates predict that over 40% of Russians are now struggling to make ends meet.

Aug 31, 2009 | Continued