Thursday, January 1, 2009

McClatchy: Russia Faces Hard Times

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Posted on Wed, Dec. 31, 2008
Oil wealth gone, Russians brace for hard times
Tom Lasseter | McClatchy Newspapers

MOSCOW — The subway crowd brushed past Alla Semyonova, tromping through the now-gray slush of a December snowfall.
Semyonova held a black knit sweater for sale dangling from a wire hanger in her right hand (1,000 rubles, or about $33) and a blouse with gold flowers in her left hand (500 rubles)...

Full Article at: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/58806.html

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