Bringing Youth Government to Rural Russia The longer I live in Russia, the more I see similarities with the United States. Then there are moments where I am reminded of the tremendous differences. One of these moments happened last week while I was attending a youth government training in Kotovsk, a town of about 27,000 people in Tambov, one of the more conservative regions of Russia. The training was part of the USAID-funded Youth Development Competencies Program (YDCP), which in its fourth year is working to empower youth and effect change in youth policy in three Russian regions, including Tambov.
The longer I live in Russia, the more I see similarities with the United States. Then there are moments where I am reminded of the tremendous differences. One of these moments happened last week while I was attending a youth government training in Kotovsk, a town of about 27,000 people in Tambov, one of the more conservative regions of Russia.
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