almost 9000 km from Boston… is the city of Novosibirsk -- once one of the most influential industrial and scientific centers in Russia. Now, Novosibirsk is a city in which every fifth household lives under the poverty line… I was born and raised in one of the poorest districts of Novosibirsk. My own family situation was not very different from those of other families in my city. Anna Shaynurova, MIT Sloan 2016