I have heard a lot about these roads from my Russian friends. This is why so many people ride trains and airplanes. Can you imagine that the second largest world power left its people to live in such conditions? The USSR spent about 80% of its GNP on the Military and the amount spent on roads, safety and schools was very low. You can see the results. (And you thought commuting here in the US was bad.) I always stay in or near Moscow and St. Petersburg so the conditions are not as dire. However, the depression, alcoholism, family abuse and human misery in the cities are great but are compounded by the horrible roads, houses and transportation. The Arch-Priest who oversees our ministry begged us to do more for the rural areas. We are now training people to head up ministries for the countryside.
Thank God there are many believers willing to take the good news to Russia and the Eastern Bloc of nations formerly under the thumb of the USSR.
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