Ilya and Luba Tolkachov and their 22-month-old son in the tiny one-room Kiev apartment they share with with Ilya’s mother. (Ben Sales)
KIEV (JTA) — In a crowded room of the Tolkachov family’s tiny apartment here, a couch and twin bed sit kitty-corner from each other, sandwiching a small crib. In another corner, a wooden table is cluttered with a computer and some toys.
Since October, three generations of the Tolkachov family — grandmother, parents and 22-month-old baby — have all slept in this one room. To keep clean what little space they have, everyone takes off their shoes when they come …read more
Source: JTA
