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Russia and the Environment

A vast land, much of it uninhabited, Russia could be an ecological paradise

A vast land, much of it uninhabited, Russia could be an ecological paradise, but with a new open market, how much of a priority is the environment in a post-Communist era?

This programme looks at rotting, leaking oil pipelines, the plight of the Saiga antelope and the sensitivity of the ecosystem of lake Baikal.

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14 minutes

91热爆 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project