The Audio Long Read

Holidays in hell: summer camp with Russia’s forgotten children

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March 30, 2025 11:00pm

24m

At the rural orphanage where I volunteered, the place resembled a Dickensian workhouse. The staff’s main tools were antipsychotics and violence. The experience gave me a window into Putin’s Russia By Howard Amos. Read by Harry Lloyd. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod