Poverty and remoteness contribute to ehnic tensions in the sacred Altai Mountains: An interview with Vladimir Sabin, Member of Parliament, Altai Republic

In July 2002, MRD International Editorial Advisory Board Member Yuri P. Badenkov interviewed Vladimir Sabin, a member of the Telengit ethnic group who has held various public positions in the Kosh-Agach District of the Altai Republic and also served as the Republic's Minister of Ecology. Dr Badenkov first provides some background on current conditions in the Altai Mountains before posing direct questions to Vladimir Sabin.