Word: kopecks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...covers most of his expenses. This time around, he's silent. The Kremlin confirmed the figures, but gave no reason for the income jump. "Why should this figure upset so many journalists?" wondered a Kremlin spokesman. "Our President is by no means outrageously wealthy, and he has earned every kopeck honestly...
...before." Food costs the family nearly 4,000 rubles a month, a sizable proportion of their combined monthly income of 7,500 rubles. Money must also be set aside for rent -- 70 rubles now but set to rise soon -- and for transportation, which runs about 80 rubles. Not a kopeck is left by month's end for saving. Education and health care are still supplied free by the state...
...feed. Strapped for cash, the family has had to accept meals and clothing from the Salvation Army. Nina Zharikov is the only wage earner, bringing home 2,000 rubles a month as a subway cleaner. The family also gets an equal sum in government child support. But "every kopeck goes for food, and there's never enough," says the 37-year-old mother. "Even though I earned less before, we could still afford to live." The Ministry of Social Protection estimates that a family of four needs at least 3,000 rubles a person each month to maintain an adequate...