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T/I: 10:39:48 While Moscow and the rest of the world were riveted by the recent struggle for power in the Kremlin, the rest of Russia went about its daily routine, largely oblivous to the capital's intrigue. In the village of Boyarki, nearly 100km to the east of Moscow mostly they worry about where they will get their next meal. With the collapse of the collective farm system, the populations of villages have had to return to a medieval system of self-supply, or hunting and gathering. Most of their food is grown in the backyard or in kitchen gardens. Almost 70% of the residents have moved elsewhere, to bigger towns or the capital, leaving the elderly behind. SHOWS: BOYARKI, EAST OF MOSCOW, RUSSIA, RECENT WS of village; Tractor with family passing by; Family shovelling manure off cart; SOT Albina Krivtsova, 58 year-old pensioner, in Russian: "We have never been interested in politics. We do not need it. There are some other smart people who think for us and who are we?" Ducks by pond; SOT Slava Gorin 31, labourer, in Russian: "I have not heard that anyone was worried (about the recent events in Moscow). Only old people live here. There are no politicians here. All the young ones are in the cities now." CA of truck wreck; SOT Alexei Agaponov, 50 year old, in Russian: "In my opinion nobody is interested in politics in our village. The main purpose is to survive. There should be no other politics." CA of man getting water out of well; Man by well pouring water into bucket; SOT Masha Lebedeva 21 (on the left) and Marina Kozlova 19 (on the right) in Russian: "We do not know." (Masha): "I can not see any difference after he (Lebed) was fired. It has not become better. It has not become worse either (Marina agrees with Masha); Wrecked harvesting machines; Valentina Boyarina, 78 entering her house; CA of icon on wall; MS of Valentina Boyarina seated by table; CA of bread crust on table; SOT Valentina Boyarina in Russian: "I watch tv and see. They (the government) are biting at each other. If we get involved there, we will get run over and achieve nothing. They themselves (government) do not know how to clear things up. We can not make out who is going to eat who, who is going to survive or become the strongest." MS gates of an abandoned milk farm; CU of broken windows; pan from ws of desolate farm interiors to ruined roof outside; ws of wrecked farm. 2.45 You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/fc9a9944bc029d611b09fdefc455e1fd Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork