Fascinating article on the BBC News webspace about the homeless in Moscow and the actions of a team from the Orthadox Church to help the "Bomzh":
Bomzh is the Russian police acronym for Of No Fixed Abode and, in a society where registration at place of residence is all, it is among the worst stigma a person can bear.../
/...One Russian charity, sponsored by the Orthodox Church in Moscow, has been working to rescue ailing vagrants from the capital's railway terminals since November 2004.
In summer, the five-strong crew of volunteers take a specially equipped bus out by day to administer first aid to sick people few else would think of touching.
In winter, it becomes the Night Bus of Mercy, a small mobile shelter from the killing frost.
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Link Makes you feel good to know that there are people out there who are willing to care for people that others willingly ignore.
Fascinating article on the BBC News webspace about the homeless in Moscow and the actions of a team from the Orthadox Church to help the "Bomzh":
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