jaroslav cibulka spent about nine years mining. neither had adequate nourishment or protective clothing against the radiation. >> it saddens me to think about that time. they robbed me of the best years of my life. but i'm glad that i survived it all, have lived so long, and can speak openly about what happened. reporter: zdenek mandrholec and jaroslav cibulka don't want their forced labor and suffering under the communist system to be forgotten. they think it's very important for the younger generation to learn what went on under the dictatorship. michelle: after turkey shot down a russian figher jet in november, president vladimir putin promised what he called serious consequences. the once close relationship between the two countries is now in tatters. companies are discouraged from hiring turkish employees, economic sanctions were imposed on goods and even russian football clubs were banned from signing turkish players. yet, it's ordinary turks living in russia who are bearing the brunt of the fallout between these regional pla