Ukraine's social and political institutions saw dramatic changes following the demise of the Soviet Union, including an increasingly corrupt administration and damaged infrastructure. Numerous young people across the country were homeless and dependent on a fatal mix of injectable cold medication and booze. In the early 2000s, a priest from Mariupol named Gennadiy Mokhnenko spearheaded the fight against child homelessness by forcibly abducting street children and transporting them to his Pilgrim Republic rehabilitation center, the largest of its type in the former Soviet Union. Gennadiy's constant efforts and unapologetically tough love attitude to his city's problems have earned him both folk hero status and a reputation as a lawless vigilante. Regardless of the criticism, Gennadiy is adamant on continuing his work.
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Ukraine's social and political institutions saw dramatic changes following the demise of the Soviet Union, including an increasingly corrupt administration and damaged infrastructure. Numerous young people across the country were homeless and dependent on a fatal mix of injectable cold medication and booze. In the early 2000s, a priest from Mariupol named Gennadiy Mokhnenko spearheaded the fight against child homelessness by forcibly abducting street children and transporting them to his Pilgrim Republic rehabilitation center, the largest of its type in the former Soviet Union. Gennadiy's constant efforts and unapologetically tough love attitude to his city's problems have earned him both folk hero status and a reputation as a lawless vigilante. Regardless of the criticism, Gennadiy is adamant on continuing his work.
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