and the ditch dark gush. did you come on dosher put on your dresser? it ought to be you had to wash. eleanor leaves home at 6 o'clock. she gets her daughter to preschool before going to work. it's a one hour walk through yvonne of o's, dim and deserted streets, and it was quite good. so then if i could never have imagined this thing all alone with 2 children, maggie's, me on, i wanted to study and teach english. she, i passed my university entrance exams. then i met my daughter's father god, it was a true love all, but he complained that i was spending too much time studying. he gave me an ultimatum. i could choose him or the university. i chose him though, a rubric for long thus no problem. this decision changed to elena's life.

her fiance left her soon after she became pregnant with her daughter. she never heard from him again. the 52nd partner never acknowledged vasily as his son. since then she's been on her own we have like him to was much v dash will. can you much, tasha and i mean i have to go look on your smell. it's really hard. i also had to raise 3 kids on my own. oh man and oh good. they don't want to take care of their own kids to more nuclear which bus if it's late. oh, the good. see les, sasha? ok. it is 730 by the time alina arrives at work, she works in a daycare center where she can bring her son with her off the mothers at this day can are single parents. oh. 7 come on, your mom is going to work with them when the counted the window and waved good bye

with what do you do? oh, wait. oh shes not i. and $16000.00 roubles a month. you pay for day care. food and rent. yes. cuz i'm always afraid that my electricity will be cut off. all the children's fathers don't contribute. you know nothing, but i don't ask them either. when you brush, why? still when i told them i was pregnant, they said it was my problem. do you wait a 3rd of russian? children grow up without their father's? i'm going to eat you little that i'm the woof ah, after lunch a group of single mothers gather in the daycares kitchen. much. hello. how would the children with michelle katerina runs the daycare,

unfaithful and absent men? often a topic of conversation here. what does it do, what i've been raising my kids on my own for 4 years, when i got pregnant, he started going out all the time, drinking more and more fortune. everything went well when the little one was born sour. but when my husband realized that he shared responsibility and had to pitch in to be of he left, you know, go home at 7 in the evening, alina finishes work and picks up her daughter from preschool. mm. to night, she's visiting her recently divorced friend, lena. hello. hello. the 2 young women have no illusions any more when it comes to relationships and romance. what the augusta and has not been sion is i missed when i need a man for every day things he has to come around with a tool box and fixed staff. vasqua though i would be nice to you those you but the

but i don't believe in romantic love any more yet, endorsed the bushes, the brown little boy will sure he could go or she it's better to be alone than in bad company. haunted snivla's, the new didn't stay and then we of course, i'd like to find someone he'd give me gift and help out with the kids and, but i have given up hope in the young has no question. what about sex and romance to say, no, i'm an amazon woman. oh, these women in of us have been let down by love. but the demographic imbalance that has played russia for the past 30 years is also to blame. there's a shortage of man and that has an impact. many russian women have no choice but to look the love elsewhere. every year, thousands, lee for europe or the united states. some moved to remote corners of russia, like the city of e. coots inside barea, about 5000 kilometers from moscow. ah,

not far from the chinese border, it's ethnically diverse. i believe is a native of air, coots, lead team debate early 2 and a half hours by plane from the chinese border and 5 out from the capital convention . being so close to china helps us economically as i should at. that must be a blank. i am good, they put on for aliya life here has another benefit. she's found a reliable and faithful husband here. and yes, the chance we did a voice of, of that you're more likely to find a husband in a border region with lots of migration that was now not, we don't only have chinese here, but also koreans, periods and mongolians, one wally. there are lots of mixed marriages here and then i'm years in salmon, brack washington. she lives in this ob scale neighborhood with her husband and 3

children. june is of chinese origin. did you take your vitamins darling? if not, we'll take them. aaliyah's husband who runs an import export business, has given his family a comfortable life. they have a large, attractive house, and each child has their own bedroom. aliya and june met 20 years ago at university in ear, coots. before the wedding. aliya had to win over her parents. in russia, interracial couples are rare and often discriminated against her. racism has deep roots here. and what now do you want me to be a russian man or them bring home $50000.00 roubles? and that's it pretty well. you've been but lisa, michael should have ms. anna, but you know, she finally understood that i was there for business. not dinner of him. of course

you build on with me, but um ah, since our marriage aaliyah's also become a business woman. she runs a chinese restaurant in the center of the coast. he'll want to do a lot of media and just move the chairs back and it will be fine. yeah. what? yes. really. she manages some 20 russian and chinese employees. so this is our head share. he makes traditional dishes from his province in northern china by them, but they didn't die. the restaurant is a 2nd home to their children and their russian nanny. her husband also has his business dinners here, a large family with a faithful husband who owns well in russia. it's the exception rather than the rule

. see it yet. you can just if every go dreams of meeting have prince charming and i found mine. he's my train, the other, the boy. what i and she's my princess aliya and june's 4th baby is due soon. despite the prejudices of russian society, aaliyah found the man of her dreams. some other young russians of flouting conventions more directly. mm. on an overnight train from moscow to saint petersburg, a young couple wakes up after a night of passion. mm hm. should i tie your hair back? hello. and soul is a blogger. and belkora is a security guard. they've been together for

a year with you're still tired. mm hm. their family would not be complete without a 3rd person irina level, but she so tool and takes care of us like a mother by you. and so, and belkora a not a couple, but a troppo with a live a 3 way romantic relationship and described themselves as poly amorous. poly amorous relationships are a tiny minority in russia and around the world. and so lives in an apartment, in the heart of st. petersburg no coins, joseph quotes, if got oh yeah,

i've lived here my whole life with the national cooking. the 100 square meter apartment has enough space for the 3 of them and saw shares this room with arena palka hasn't moved in yet. i wish her yes, blooper said he did i sleep in the middle book of business, sleeps against the wall and belk asleep on the edge. no. but can our relationship is like a triangle. we're all connected to each other. we can been thus, if i melt when they kiss, because it's so beautiful via postpone me, knows we make love in lots of different ways. thankfulness web browser can mean answer for is a line you does anyone have yes, i have sex with this woman. they have me and i have them another person lives here to very earth. yeah, i i'm home though. diana finally, i'm so happy to see. give me a hug of you molly, to did of love and souls. mother elena is in her early sixty's now. she knows about

his poly amorous relationship with you. i'd never have imagined this interval when i couldn't have imagined it either. resumed schnell, where an ordinary working class family may be, this is his way of rebelling this. you know, my rebellious days are behind me. i just can't last forever. oh yes, it can back. you must not possible for 3 people to spend the whole lives together. new people can't manage it, but 3 can i live in you? you know, i didn't think so. i'm just waiting for it all to follow pass, but then you say i told you so. second unsold, belk i and irina don't shy away from public displays of affection. but homosexuality is frowned upon in russia. and assaults are commonplace in 2013, so called homosexual propaganda in front of miners became

a punishable offense. what can i get you guys, money and fame? just was it on top of that, we live how we like and no one can stop us. we, it's our choice to make the go. could you notice for yeah, initially i am not afraid of being attacked, which other people are afraid of me by as they organize monthly me tops to talk about polyamory, the owner of their favorite cafe has no problem with their lifestyle over them with the dish dish i have no problem with polyamory in reference to just their choices, local musical. no. they know they belong to a tiny minority. he actually wish you, since it was at 87 percent of russians are pretty mainstream. yeah. wow. and vote for pu tenant benny gloss is looking to know that the russian society is still very conservative. but some of moscow's educated and privileged young people are

fighting for more freedom and shattering old to boost like tanya, a manager of an event planning agency and grisham, a graphic designer than meeting their friends in a trendy bar to night. mom was never been here while they talk openly about sac square. i can give you my she didn't sleep it. oh yeah, a little thorough. 5 hours. then we had sex again. i don't you you want. the soviet union may be long gone, but russia is still quite prudish. tanya and her friends are an exception. a few years ago tanya launched a new event with a agency. she began organizing what she calls kinky part is here in moscow. the moscow times has called it the start of his sexual revolution. a big kinky party is

taking place in a few days. an event that created quite the boughs among moscow's young trendsetters. mm. the night before the big event grisham pays tanya. a visit. they've been together for a year. unlike most russian couples, they don't plan to move in together or get married. she's decided tanya, a business woman wants to remain independent, but them was so i'm, i'm not really and i deal russian women to this. i had a phase when i tried to cook traditional dishes like bush la. yup. and you, i said that i realized pretty quickly that wasn't for me. jenny, how do you cope with not having an ideal traditional russian woman courtesy headed to the saw. it doesn't get better than these frozen dinners. 66 percent of russian women walk outside the home. so tanya is no exception. grisham, on the other hand,

is no ordinary russian man. my uncle, this year shall whoosh. no, i'm not some macho guy you. i was raised by strong women and studied in canada, where i became aware of issues like patriarchy, unlike most russian men, foster, ah young, who with gracious alt tanya. something special for the party to morrow. nicholas, i bought you something. it had for me. yes. but i lay ish try it on. i don't have a white collar yet. he doesn't the de la good. no, no. yes. proceed. could you from daisy eager? we live out of fantasy and give each other pleasure looked at the exquisite. alyssa said sir, mother, she's shy,

but she loves me very much. i love her very much to the leo which was in with. ready it's tanya's big day. the monthly kinky party starts in just a few hours but yeah, as i was 50 percent, why are they sending me the list that the last minute to actually be between 750 and 800 people. that is the most people we've ever had at the kinky posse until x musket. edwards, the political good at us. the party will take place in a rented loft in moscow's business district. the program will include erotic shows, a dance floor and small private corners for couples. with tickets costing the equivalent of 80 euros. this party is only for the wealthy. wow, i'm working with miss pamela. can we pull that to parts a little bit more?

why shine it's all wrinkled in so i'd be afraid to hang on to that. are you sure? is it? yeah. okay. okay. sure. it doesn't matter if the guest saw poly amorous, heterosexual or homosexual. the polity attracts young people from moscow and beyond any one who is happy to flout to russia's strict traditions. come on. who is the s and m area with the latex beds? this is our hospital where you can play out, or your medical fetish fantasies. there with me. yes or so, and i'm not a lot of this is much better to me. you can chill on the balcony woods. this message, someone with one of them doesn't. okay. we're open the event is completely legal, but there are strict rules, no photos. and each new participant must be interviewed beforehand on skype. the

security measures are designed to keep out extremists and prevent sexual blackmail . but this show is like a homage to love. oh, it's great. these events help us liberate ourselves and feel good for you. but i wonder if they'll actually change anything in russian society. it's primarily the privilege to enjoy these evenings of freedom. elsewhere. many russian women a still bound by patriarchy, and often become victims of violence. ah, a russian proverb says that if your husband beats you, it's only because he loves you. many men have taken these words to heart.

ah irina petra cova is a survivor ah 50 bill vesh will stay here. tomorrow you have school. do you have a lot of homework labs? ah, well, i'm down in. if you oh, lou most in a blush, upgrades ya play. i'll tie up the dog seat. okay. the shed. i think the dog is here to protect us up represented. oh, god forbid, something should happen to us in it, but she had been problems with my ex husband about quarter after we moved out he sent over to a 2 used no dry boat is dog when i realized that the police wouldn't help me, but it seemed boy, i think i kissed him for years,

irina's suffered violence at the hand of her husband, even the in front of her children. her son was 5 when she called it quits mit. i knew i still remember how we were going to leave a dial in my memory. i chose to fetch. he hit my mother. he wanted the keys to our new apartment. lotta and i were in our beds and heard everything now kind of matches. oh sure, it doesn't say lou irina and her children have already moved 4 times to escape a violent acts to day. they live in this 20 square meta apartment. this much, much could he have mass time work? oh gee. and russian, when no flames much quinn did math,

everything seemed fine in 2000. and 6, irina and alexi had been together 3 years before they married. but when irina was 5 months pregnant, he beat her for the 1st time. after that had happened regularly, she endured the violence for 6 years. this yolanda martin look at the big bruised on my face. she stuck scope until they're also older. bruised is on my neck. mia and i managed to escape to the neighbors just in time. i see a figures up and then i called to police. the neighbors didn't want to get involved a promotional doctor's found lesions, bruises and a concussion. but even this evidence wasn't enough to convince the police irina filed a complaint 8 times to no avail. when her husband began beating the children, she decided to leave. she's been divorced since 2016. alexei was never brought to

justice, said russia machine, which nations believe if he beats you, he loves you a chunk of change and that the husband can just do whatever he wants to try. are women a was less, but he was supposed to be subservient. jason boshamp and she had some news in russia, perpetrators like irina's husband, a rally, prosecuted in 2017. the russian parliament passed a law de criminalizing domestic violence. only acts of violence resulting in hospitalization. are considered a crime in vladimir putin's ruling party, only m p. oksana pushed kenna opposed the new law. does the schizophrenia come with the gloves? yes, it's a tragedy. it. the law allows men to beat their wives fighting fox each yet. now all they have to do is pay a fine at me,

which is taken out of their joint account. garza vote dings the women think a 100 times before they report anything to the police asked by the wish leave lead to meaning yes. even edge ballads, members of the orthodox church, often attack her for her views. what they keep the company hoarded, bus thorpe, us would be disarmament gets up to $150.00 letters like this each day on a bush can lose. can you get the bill of that amount that i be removed from the committee? yeah. forgot with them when you need it scares me to think way. we as a nation are heading. yeah. you had shown her asana, pushkin, a remains determined to fight discrimination against women in from moscow we had back to do fun in the southern urals, victims of domestic violence throughout russia. visit this to, to studio. they hope to heal the scars left by past relationships.

hi, why should i go? you can sit here. today's client is a woman who survived brutal violence. what's your name? goodness. show me. ah, what didn't this voice was established eva did the surgical scar? could you say had to cut me open to clean out the inside? i just didn't. i bled alarm and my blood pressure dropped to 50 over 35. i was dying. i did it. boosted and my husband is parsha will cover her scars with her to, to go nass has chosen as 7 peddled rose as a symbol of renewal and hope i'm sure will hide the scars with pedals. you can still see areas of scar tissue, but we'll work with them as a j genie towel tina on watch. and now in the near the to studio belongs to

gina. she came up with his project to help survivors of domestic abuse. she has 300 photos of these women on her phone. they've all suffered similar fates. ah, would read the vicar would feel he is beaca who was tied to a tree. xhylia nikolai be demon that she was pregnant and someone told her husband that it wasn't his child. i even showed him on the cell don't get in the evening. he went with a friend and picked her up from work, is a little tighter to a tree and tortured her with the knife with trying to make her confess who the father was especially a cheery bonacre's kazitis. there was a cruelly barbara covered up her scar with a beautiful butterfly. fast at them press your boots minutes. burbridge. the 2 session also serves as a kind of therapy girl. nass talks about what she experienced, while her scars disappear beneath the ink. what happened?

richard? a facility, it happened after dinner almost from my husband, came back from work drunk as usual zone. he grabbed a knife and said on good his, i'm going to kill you was a when he stabbed to me. i didn't even realize it. at 1st, i pulled the knife out myself is a was c as a my, with the show. i was sure somebody here by the goal here is not only to help women process their experiences with it's also to show them that not all men are monsters issue. i'm fearful that they're just a few hours later go nass can admire her new tattoo sonia serrano. more scars, it's the beginning of a new life for me. when i look in the mirror, i wouldn't have to think about the terrible things that happened with the blue

a bye. thank you to focus is this for me? as long as pu tins, antiquated notions, that the model russian family and his demographic policies continue to receive popular support. women like coolness will have to fear for their safety with to own it or not to own. what about a sharing economy instead of a change in thinking is changing the economy to create something new like

the economics magazine and maybe in germany in 30 minutes on d, w. ah, with in many countries, education is still a privilege. hummadi is one of the main causes, some young children walk in mind troughs. instead of going to class others can attend classes only after they finish working with millions of children all over the world can't go to school with. we asked why? because education makes the world more just with make up your own mind. d. w. made for minds. how long does it

oh, or an eternity? time it can be measured precisely, and yet each person experiences it differently as if there are different forms of type. type a phenomenon, a dimension and illusion. about time starts december 31st on d w. ah, ah, this is dw news and these are our top stories. german chancellor, olaf shoulds has announced new restrictions to slow the spread of the arm, a cron corona virus variant. the measures which will come into force after christmas include limiting.