Taking a walk through the Rostov accidentally wandered into one yard

Writes blogger sergeydolya:

Taking a walk through the Rostov accidentally wandered into a yard and greeted the grandmothers on the bench. We planned to do a couple of shots, but the women talked for about an hour. One of them - M. Dean, native of Rostov, - told the terrible story about how she lost her only son and had to raise her grandson in the neighborhood of alcoholic and rowdy ...

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4. For the first time trip to see the village cattle, and not somewhere in the suburbs and in the city center. We stopped to take pictures:



5. The man said he planned to sell the kids, but the buyer refused at the last moment. Now here he is walking with a young brood:



6. Passing cars goat disappeared over the old wooden houses. Send them:



7. In the courtyards revealed a real provincial life: long rows of barns with wood, old Soviet swing with children clothesline and grandmother on the bench. Women were very friendly and welcoming:



8. In contrast to the thousands of similar courts throughout Russia, this one was unique in that its territory is located the old church:



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10. Grandma told me that this is one of the ancient temples of Rostov, the first mention of it was in the early 17th century. After the arrival of Soviet power it was closed, they dropped the bell and staged within the Pioneer Club. Then, during the war there was a military barracks, a normal house, and the place for glass:



11. Now the tenants are living in three wooden dvuhetazhki and the church service resumed:



12. We talked for about 15 minutes, after which the woman kindly agreed to show us your home:



13. First floor:



14. Special pride - "art gallery" in the entrance:



15. The old house with stove heating. Someone there boilers for coal, someone drowns in the old wood.



16. Zoya Pavlovna said that life is happy. Her large by local standards, pension - 17-18 thousand rubles. He lives alone: ​​the lack of money, even a little bit is to help grandchildren:



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19. The only problem - the old furnace. Her need to shift, and good masters in the city to find:



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21. This - Dean M. Kislov. She lives in an apartment on the contrary, the very same that is closest to the church:



22. Dean M. lives alone and is raising her grandson Nikita. The boy is fifteen years old, he finished school and is going to arrive in Yaroslavl:



23. A woman proudly noted that still works (as a cleaner in a shop), and never applied for financial assistance from the social services:



24. Nikita now also works part-time at the rehabilitation works of the Rostov Kremlin to save up money for a new skate:



25. The apartment is installed boiler, which allows coal to heat - it's cheaper and more convenient than wood:



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27. Dina Mikhailovna had a son Igor, who died in the Caucasus 12 years ago:



28. The guy served in Chechnya a few months:



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31. M. Dean, like the other women on what does not complain, except for one problem - neighbors. One floor below the family lives of alcoholics who are constantly drunk and rowdy, are not allowed to sleep at night and threatened. Residents have repeatedly written complaint to them, but the only thing that changed - the family away children:



32. The police can not do anything with their neighbors, since the apartment is privatized and is owned. After the huge municipal debts they turned off the light and water, but the neighbors did not seem to bother much:



33. Actually, Dean M. willing to put up with the neighbors, but worried about his grandson. Cries that gave his only son, and shall be entitled to rely on a quiet life for a boy:



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