Sergey and Maxime are two friends from a port town in Russia's Far East called Eviekino. They met as teenagers, and their friendship has really been sustained over the years by their shared belief in the crookedness of the Russian state. In August, the FSB charged Sergey with extremism and told him not to leave the town without their permission. So that was when he decided to flee, but it was a close call.
Particulate matter is shortening lives and hobbling economies in the region. We ask how policy changes and international collaboration could mitigate the suffering as the pollution spreads. Our correspondent meets with two Russian men who, fearing being drafted, made a hair-raising journey by dinghy from their homeland’s far east. And why Seventh Day Adventists seem to live longer lives.
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