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Shakh: Making it in Moscow

MOSCOW: ''I came here to make money and build my future without any help from my parents,'' said Shakh, 22, who was born in Kazan and raised in Samarkand. He moved to Moscow 4 years ago. ''I always dreamed of achieving things on my own and the time has come to do that.'' Shakh, who lives with his 2o year-old brother, has worked at various jobs over the four years, including Burger King. He currently works as a barman, but dreams of being a rapper. ''It is impossible [to become a rapper] - I don't have any sponsors or such acquaintances,'' said Shakh, who likes 50-cent and Russian rapper Timati.  

Nodir: Convenience Store Worker

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.