The Vanishing Russians

A declining population threatens Russias future:

Part I: Russians are dying in record numbers from disease, suicide and substance abuse. Part II: An inadequate health- care system provides good care only for those who can pay. Part III: As Muslim populations grow, Russians confront a multiethnic future.

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Receding Russians

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