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Ismail: Uzbek Immigrant Worker

Ismail: Uzbek Immigrant Worker

MOSCOW: Ismail, 26, was riding a small bicycle in VDNKh, where he helps clean the park and amusement area clean. As VDNKh is big, the bicycle may be used by workers to get around and communicate with one another. Ismail said he grew up in a village in Uzbekistan about 500 kilometers from the capital of Tashkent. He said he has been working in Russia nearly five years. He worked about 18 months in Khabarovsk in the Far East of Russia. He moved to Moscow about three years ago, first cleaning court years and shoving snow off roofs, before joining the park in the spring. Ismail said he has a wife and child and is saving to build a home in his village.

My Chemical Romance Fans

My Chemical Romance Fans

MOSCOW: These teenage girls were dressed up and walking around VDNKh Park in Moscow on a spring weekend. I asked them what the occasion was. They said they came to mark the two-year anniversary of My Chemical Romance. They said they were among about 70 teenagers that showed up at the park to market the event. They said the event was organized via Russian social media.