20.10.2013

The New York Times: The Russia Left Behind

“Before the Soviet Union collapsed, the Education Ministry insisted that all children attend school, but not now. Forty percent of the children here do not study at all, said Stephania Kulayeva of St. Petersburg’s Memorial Anti-Discrimination Center. The vacuum has allowed the tradition of child marriage to come roaring back.”

To read more: The New York Times: The Russia Left Behind

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