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The Old Believers, who moved to the Far East from Argentina, are going to engage in agriculture, RIA Novosti reports.
Alex Rusakoff flew to the capital of Primorsky Krai with his mother, wife and little daughter. They became the first family of Old Believers who moved from Argentina to Russia. The brother of the head of the family has been living there for more than ten years. Alex himself calls agriculture a life's work. he intends to plant greens, watermelons, melons, tomatoes. All family members speak Russian, although they were born and raised in Argentina.
Now 48 such families live in Primorye - about 200 compatriots-Old Believers. About 100 families of Old Believers wish to move to Russia from Latin American countries.
Old Believers have been returning from abroad to the Far East since 2009. Now there are four locations for the resettled Old Believers in the Primorsky Territory and in the Amur Region.
A few years ago, eight heads of Old Believer communities from Brazil and the United States became Russian citizens in accordance with the decree of the President of Russia. The program to promote the voluntary resettlement of compatriots has been operating in the region for more than 15 years. Over the years, more than 50,000 people have moved there.
Russkiy Mir
