My husband used to be a scientific researcher but now he works as a bricklayer. My daughter is a doctor but now works as a seamstress. When we returned to Russia my family and other pioneers were lucky enough to get refugee status. Now, when other migrants returning from other Commonwealth of Independent States countries want to join our organization, the local administration refuses to register them. The authorities believe there are more than enough migrants already living in Lomovoye.
People are so poor in Russia today that they have stopped caring about others, let alone refugees.
But no matter what, we believe this dark period of Russian history will be over soon. Each day we work very hard and we are sure the settlement we dream of will be built sooner or later. I hope that when she grows up she will not feel sorry that she was born in Russia.