Article: "Exiled Beyond Kilometer 101"

"Life in the Russian countryside makes life in Moscow -- even during times of economic crisis -- look pretty good." Article by Jeffrey Tayler (LINK)

   Excerpt: "For many Russians mention of the land beyond kilometer 101 still connotes a pale of exile, a domain of reprobates and societal waste. Ozyoryans themselves assert that much of their population descends from former prisoners who had the words EXILED BEYOND KILOMETER 101 stamped on their release documents."