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Valeria: Left Ukraine for St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg: Valeria was rolling down Nevsky on her foot scooter, a white bow in her hair. She said she moved July 7, 2014 to St. Petersburg from Kharkov, Ukraine due to the economic difficulties back home. She chose St. Petersburg as a friend from Kharkov region was here. Valeria, who has a 'V V' tattoo on the back of her legs to signify her name Valeria Valerovna, said she was able to find a job as an administrator at a hair salon within two days of arriving in St. Petersburg. ''St. Petersburg has been good to me,'' she said. As for the foot scooter, Valeria had wanted one for a half-year and finally bought one in June. She said foot scooters weren't popular in Kharkov.

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Lyudmila: Pensioner Scooting Around Moscow

MOSCOW: It is not a site you normally see - in fact, I think it is the first time I have seen a pensioner moving around Moscow on a kick scooter during my 15 years here.... Lyudmila, 57, was returning from swimming when I saw her riding along the sidewalk parallel to the Moscow ring road. She said her son bought her the bike about a month ago and that she attracted a lot of attention from other pedestrians. ''He bought it so that I would lose weight...but I haven't lost any weight yet,'' she laughed. Since that day, I have seen two more pension-age individuals getting around Moscow on a foot scooter.

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