RELOCATION EFFORT FROM RUSSIA’S NORTH FALLS VICTIM TO BUDGETSHORTFALLS.

A program which would have moved thousands ofelderly Russians from the far north to more temperate parts ofthe country has collapsed because the government has not beenwilling or able to pay for it, Russian radio reported July 20.As a result, many of the elderly who live on small pensions facean increasingly bleak and even life-threatening future.

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