Women on the verge of despair: My husband went to work in Russia

To be a woman // Adila has a big family, husband and 3 sons, she hasn't seen them for 2 years, they are working in the city of Omsk, Russia. They can't come back home, because their employer took their passports and don't let them leave.

To wait // Farishta hasn't seen her husband for almost a year. He left to work in Russia 3 weeks after wedding.

To be strong // Anzurat's village is located 8km from the road. Everything she has in her house was carried by hands.

To be obedient // Sunam doesn't show her face, because she's afraid of her husband in Russia can see, that she's posing to a stranger.

To endure // Parents of Ashona's husband are treating her bad, she has to do all house work and studying to be a nurse. She dreams to follow her husband to Russia.

To keep warm // The village Kara-Art, where Baizo lives is located in the Pamir Alpine desert, where winter frosts reach -45-50 C degrees.

To stay young // 68 years old Shukrona is taking care of four baby grandkids. Their parents left to work in Russia when the youngest of babies was 7 months old.

To believe in love // Only one or Sayera's four daughters got married. All young man in the village left to work in Russia.

To fulfill her duty // Bahor came back home after six years working in Moscow to take care of her old parents.

To dream // Shakhnoza studies at school, where there're no teachers of foreign languages. She learns Russian, English and Farsi by herself with books. Her dream is to become a journalist.

To live no matter what // Little Dulhuz is raised by old grandparents. She never saw mom and dad.