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Cheated of Childhood - Russia

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Feb 2002Russia's metro stations have become home to a generation of street children, who survive by begging or prostitution. At first sight, 11 year old Yuriy and his 13 year old friend Max look like normal, happy children. But after family problems forced them to leave home, they've been reduced to living on the streets. "For me, the most dangerous thing about living on the street is paedophiles," states Max. "I know a lot of people who have been abused." Despite this risk, both boys would rather remain homeless than return to their families. Max and Yuriy are just two of the millions of children thought to be living on the streets. Once homeless, many children turn to glue sniffing and become infected with HIV. The issue of street children is a relatively new problem for Russia. The collapse of communism triggered many family breakdowns, driving children as young as seven onto the streets. The fear is that if something is not done to help them now, it may be too late to save future generations.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: August 31, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Author: journeymanpictures

Length: 21:38
Rating: 4.73
Views: 76863

Tags: Begging  Bloc  Childhood  Children  Lost  paedophiles  Prostitution  Russia  Soviet  Stolen  Street  

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RatboyFan (July 24, 2008 at 3:04 am)
Heart-breaking, anywhere in the world. :(
SPYDERsilva123 (July 24, 2008 at 2:35 am)
most american children are so unfortunate.
mrkv39 (July 23, 2008 at 1:03 am)
billbob why are u lying?
billbob654321 (July 23, 2008 at 12:52 am)
no, mom died. died was a drunk, he couldnt keep a job. typical story.
mrkv39 (July 22, 2008 at 11:26 pm)
a skol'iko let vol'nim bil?
JJJadm (July 21, 2008 at 5:16 am)
what are those scars on the boy's face are those from the beating?
billbob654321 (July 20, 2008 at 10:00 pm)
i was a russian street child. luckily a social worker like that lady found me an adoptive family in missouri.
CrackBadger52 (July 19, 2008 at 3:49 pm)
Fuck Russia. Nobody cares about that shithole
Mxyzptlk562 (July 18, 2008 at 12:28 am)
Compton has its problems (and serious one too). But I don't see kids sleeping, begging and selling themselves on the streets there. Despite what you have been told or read, we don't eat our young here.
Aniketos00 (July 16, 2008 at 6:39 pm)
The parents should be shot (we don't need subhumans) and the kids reinstituted and educated by the state to become healthy members of the society.


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