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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Pjotr Sauer

‘One big adventure’: the Russian minister who fled the draft to drive trucks in the US

Denis Sharonov wearing camouflage gear and standing on a sandy shore beside a river
Denis Sharonov beside the Pechora River in the Komi Republic, northern Russia, where he used to be agriculture minister. Photograph: Denis Sharonov

The former minister drove his big white truck north until he reached Michigan. The Great Lakes provided a welcome relief from the scorching Texas heat.

After years navigating the byzantine corridors of provincial Russian power, Denis Sharonov now works as a truck driver, steering his way through the vast highways of the US.

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