-PHOTO TAKEN 08OCT05- Villager Alexander Krilov leans against the fence of his house in the village of Polukarpovo, some 350 kms (217 miles) northwest of [Moscow], October 8, 2005. On the bustling streets of [Moscow] Russia's population decline is hard to notice. But in Polukarpovo -- or thousands of villages like it -- the emptiness is stifling. Experts say Russia's population decline is driven above all by a high death rate. Picture taken October 8, 2005.
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