Thank you very much for the documentary. Two of my Russian friends live in this region (one in Rostov and the other in Taganrog). According to them, Rostov region is home to universities that are good balances between the quality education and price - including Southern Federal University and Taganrog State University Of Radioengineering.

Rostov definitely has some things going for it, logistics, education, agriculture and technology. There is still however, quite a few, who leave my 'village' and head to Moscow. But its nice to visit them! Rostov is the garden of Russia, we need however, make sure that the oil guys don't starve us with ideas on Biofuels, we need some legislation to cover this. I certainly enjoyed moving back to Rostov, and am happy with what is available there, all be it, that it is definitely a 'village' in the nicest possible way. I would welcome more investment, especially to create more innovative companies able to address domestic and world markets.