Reporting from: a month as a volunteer in a Russian kindergarten

My Scholarship entry - A Russian island on the Baltic sea. Kaliningrad

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Women attending a Orthodox function in a little wooden church of a seaside village. A strong revival of faith followed SSSR atheism in today's Russia.

Kaliningrad is among Russian poorest regions. A teacher earns monthly 220 euros. Many women make up their wages selling their dacha's products.

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A typical soviet building in the suburbs of Kaliningrad. Formerly Prussian, the city became Russian after WWII. Massive immigration policies, led by Stalin, repopulated the razed region.

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Reporting from: a month as a volunteer in a Russian kindergarten

My Scholarship entry - A Russian island on the Baltic sea. Kaliningrad

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