Coals To Krasnoyarsk: Selling Coal On Credit To Siberia’s Poor

Viktor Kozlov used to drive a tractor on a Soviet-era state farm, but when times got tough, he moved to the coal-rich Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk and started selling coal to residents there to heat their homes. Most of his customers are poor and he sells coal on credit to keep them warm through the bitter winter.

This post was originally published on Radio Free.