Did you hear about the Islamic cult living underground in Kazan, Tatarstan (part of the Russian Federation)? Some of the children had apparently never seen sunlight. It makes you think of that Ray Bradbury story. You know the one. I'd like to add that Kazan is not some podunk little bizarre Russian village. It's got over a million people, so likely it's bigger than where you are living now. And it's a pretty normal city. I know people from there, and people who have been there. They are all normal, sunlight-loving people. (Well, most of them are, anyway.)
Well, I guess some of the story was quite exaggerated, particularly the state of the cells. However, they were without any sort of power, water, or central heat. The follow-up articles do not address whether some children never saw sunlight, only that some rooms indeed had windows. I consider the jury still out on this one-- I think the headline calling it a lie was a bit exaggerated itself.
Well, I guess some of the story was quite exaggerated, particularly the state of the cells. However, they were without any sort of power, water, or central heat. The follow-up articles do not address whether some children never saw sunlight, only that some rooms indeed had windows. I consider the jury still out on this one-- I think the headline calling it a lie was a bit exaggerated itself.
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