Russia is literally giving away land for free
• http://www.globalpost.com, Dan PeleschukWhat do you do when you've got enormous tracts of underdeveloped, resource-rich land but precious few people to populate it?
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What do you do when you've got enormous tracts of underdeveloped, resource-rich land but precious few people to populate it?
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What Happened?
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