Cheated of Childhood: Russian Street Kids Driven to Prostitution and Crime

Higher quality version available here: https://youtu.be/qFkLzJrvpaE Cheated of Childhood, 2002: Russia's children are being driven to the streets where prostitution and crime is rife. Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For similar stories see our Russia playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlGSlkijht5ikeXcJxfGQEaOq8DseyNoD Russia's Impending Drinking Catastrophe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAlz1zRCC8A The Russian Child Mafia on a Crime and Murder spree http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7gpeKDdGgY Russia's metro stations have become home to a generation of street children, who survive by begging or prostitution. At first sight, 11 year old Yuriy and his 13 year old friend Max look like normal, happy children. But after family problems forced them to leave home, they've been reduced to living on the streets. "For me, the most dangerous thing about living on the street is paedophiles," states Max. "I know a lot of people who have been abused." Despite this risk, both boys would rather remain homeless than return to their families. Max and Yuriy are just two of the millions of children thought to be living on the streets. Once homeless, many children turn to glue sniffing and become infected with HIV. The issue of street children is a relatively new problem for Russia. The collapse of communism triggered many family breakdowns, driving children as young as seven onto the streets. The fear is that if something is not done to help them now, it may be too late to save future generations. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures For more information and downloads visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=12369 Ref-2016 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.