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'This Or Nothing': The Tsarist-Era Prison That Some Call Home


'This Or Nothing': The Tsarist-Era Prison That Some Call Home
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In tsarist Russia, it was a women's prison, but now it's home for poor families with nowhere else to go. Although it's supposed to be temporary accommodation, residents spend years amid its crumbling, ill-lit corridors, waiting for permanent housing. This video is based on a documentary by Current Time journalist Stanislav Feofanov.

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