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Word: kamenshchiki (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1991-1991
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Usage:

Greed, envy and desperation have given rise to economic crime. In the Yaroslavl village of Kamenshchiki, police recently caught five people dragging the carcass of a cow they had shot from the pasture of a private farmer; two were habitual criminals, but three were ordinary citizens. In the Pskov region, workers on a collective farm were so resentful of the success of a private grazer that they decided to "confiscate" 140 calves and all his equipment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: Unmerry Christmas | 12/30/1991 | See Source »

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