MOSCOW: ”I want to work in my hometown of Samarkand (Uzbekistan),” said Nodir, 21, when I asked about his dreams. “All my friends are there. I want my own small business.”
Nodir said he has been living about five years in Moscow with his parents. His grandmother takes care of his younger siblings while he and his parents are in Russia.
He previously worked at an outdoor market selling fruit until that market was closed a few months ago by the city. Now he works in a convenience store.
