I know her. She isn't a drunk or one of those homeless people. All that Petrichenko can do for his members, poor and weakened by malnutrition, is send them to the sanatorium, which the miners have hardly been able to keep open. There the men get medical treatment and are given three meals a day. Although the miners have been promised their money this month, their situation remains bleak.
Most families have large debts to pay.
If they're lucky, maybe there'll be enough for cheap shoes for the kids. Free meals for hungry kids By Karen Ogden Vitya and Ina look pale and dazed as they tentatively sip spoonfuls of borscht at the Children's Charitable Centre. Their mother, Galia, sits between them, fidgeting nervously and keeping her brown eyes fixed on her plate. However, she is eager to talk about her plight. Their free lunch at the center, opened three months ago by Fishing Collective Farm Vostok-1, is their largest meal of the day.