Cheated of Childhood - Russia

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Feb 2002
Russia's metro stations have become home to a generation of street children, who survive by begging or prostitution.

At first sight, 11 year old Yuriy and his 13 year old friend Max look like normal, happy children. But after family problems forced them to leave home, they've been reduced to living on the streets. "For me, the most dangerous thing about living on the street is paedophiles," states Max. "I know a lot of people who have been abused." Despite this risk, both boys would rather remain homeless than return to their families. Max and Yuriy are just two of the millions of children thought to be living on the streets. Once homeless, many children turn to glue sniffing and become infected with HIV. The issue of street children is a relatively new problem for Russia. The collapse of communism triggered many family breakdowns, driving children as young as seven onto the streets. The fear is that if something is not done to help them now, it may be too late to save future generations.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: August 31, 2007 at 7:40 am
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Video Comments:
xxvivj (December 3, 2008 at 10:16 am)
you're disgusting..
marshall9doom (December 3, 2008 at 9:51 am)
Who says Communism is ugly?? Lol I say every Human Government has an ugly side, when Nazi Germany fell most benefit, but others suffer. Same goes for the Soviet Union. It depends who gets the most benefit and the majority wins.
knightspy (December 1, 2008 at 7:29 pm)
cemalettinyanik -CAPITALIST DOG !!...lol .... lol-////easy dude china is a capitalist nation also,more capitlist industry in china than anywhere on the planet
dollaresque (December 1, 2008 at 5:31 pm)
Ob kakih interesah vy govorite kogda rech idet pro detay. Esle 19 detay ubito v Amerike, to poverte mne, eto ne potomu chto my zdes detey ne lubim... prosto maniaki vezde naidutsya. Ya sam bil rebenkom v CCCP, seychas zivem v Amerike i uchimsya tut. Menya pugaet chto ya mog by na ulitse nahoditsya vmesto universiteta. Nado problemy reshat vovremya i prvelno dlya detey tak kak vse deti zasluzivayut ludshego.

Children deserve the best so any solution even adoption should be considered, I believe.
Angelparisjordan (December 1, 2008 at 11:38 am)
makes me feel sick. in this day and age
cemalettinyanik (November 30, 2008 at 5:20 am)
fuck you .... misrable CAPITALIST DOG !!...lol .... lol... why your secret service should hunt me =? for i say right?.... fuck you capitalist dog
myrpg2 (November 29, 2008 at 6:58 am)
where is the unicef . that is soo hartbreaking . they are just lonely little kids dont know what to do n this big scary world
AntiKoloEmo (November 29, 2008 at 11:52 am)
unicef its a just big bullshit they only take money and ex from 100.000$ they give only 30.000 the rest they keep for them selves
apam925 (November 29, 2008 at 3:27 am)
canada is 4 quers move 200miles south and you will be in the best country LOL
apam925 (November 29, 2008 at 3:23 am)
I wish i could shoot every child preditor in the head