Pathfinders: The key to expat farmer success in Russia

3 Jan, 2012 06:51 / Updated 12 years ago

John Kopiski used to earn a living trading coal in Britain. But 15 years ago, he moved to Russia to explore the country's neglected pastures and eventually transform them into flourishing businesses.

He married a Russian woman and became a farmer. He now owns one of the country's most profitable dairy farms.