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Off the Grid in Siberia: The Indigenous People Squeezed Out by Coal and Ski Resorts

A century after the Soviet Union electrified the nation, entire Shor villages in Western Siberia's Gorny Shoria still lack power, running water, and communications — and a booming luxury ski resort is now pushing the indigenous minority further to the margins.

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