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Downshifting in Russia: Who’s Fed Up With the Big City? By Héloïse Bargain Aug. 11, 2019 While rural flight increases in Russia, some young families are moving in the opposite direction to live in eco-villages. Meet Yulia and Vladimir who left St. Petersburg seven years ago to build their own place in an abandoned village.
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