How People Survive in Remote Russian Villages?

What life is like in the Russian North? And what if you happen to live in an isolated village there, where there are no grocery stores at all? Then your only hope would be a so-called mobile shop — a van delivering food items, medicine and utensils to the villagers. Mobile shops are run by volunteers, I met them during my trip to the Russian region of Karelia. I asked what motivated them and what would villagers do without them.

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Timestamps:
00:00 How to get groceries in remote villages
01:02 How mobile shops work
03:21 Concentration camp in a village
04:30 How to run a mobile shop
07:10 Electricity outages
09:40 Villagers’ problems
15:28 Lack of infrastructure and telecommunication
18:27 Government aid
21:38 The village where electricity is supplied according to schedule
23:26 Visiting a local granny
29:55 A telephone booth that doesn’t work
32:19 Life of a Karelian farmer

[Ariya]

Why this video don't have millions of views. You doing great job . Love from India

[ToomasVane]

Is the algorithm suppressing this channel?
This stuff is gold, yet gets not traction...

[jayveeballesterdancalan]

Elena is the hero of this Remote Village!

[scotty]

Judging by the bald tyres on the front of that Merc van i am suprised you actually get to villages! 😂

[kimhansen]

Thank you for posting these snapshots of russian rural life and neclect, while the corrupt leadership is busy elsewhere.

[KarlosBarzini]

Looking for women. To go there and live.