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Russia and Italy

Steve Rosenberg reflects on crime, impunity and authority in the town of Crystal Goose, far from Moscow; Dany Mitzman, near Verona, escorts an olive harvest from grove to press.

Steve Rosenberg reflects on crime, impunity and police inaction in rural areas far from Moscow, and asks why Russians' traditional faith in central authority seems so undisturbed.

Dany Mitzman, near Verona, joins a traditional, unmechanised olive harvest - and takes home a litre of 'green gold' for her pains.

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Fri 14 Dec 2012 04:50GMT
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