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65-Year Old Man Makes 3,000-Mile Wheelchair Trip From Moscow to Madrid
In August, 65-year-old Russian Vladimir Ksenchak arrived in Madrid, ending a 3,000-mile wheelchair trip that began in Moscow last June. A one-man campaign that he dubbed "Russia-Europe: Without Drugs," Ksenchak rolled through Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France on his way to Spain, a journey intended to inspire people with disabilities and to discourage young people from using illegal drugs. To read an Associated Press article about Ksenchak's adventure online, please visit http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2004/08/24/600223-ap.html .
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