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"All government officials must pronounce only the word 'ruble.'" VLADIMIR ZHIRINOVSKY, leader of Russia's nationalist Liberal Democratic Party, who supports pending legislation that would ban officials from using dollars and euros in public statements, and merchants from posting prices in foreign currencies
Indeed, growing numbers of ordinary Russians appear willing to trade some liberties for the economic opportunities that stability provides. Sergei Kuznetsov, 32, is one Russian in a hurry to live better. He used to sell sausage from a kiosk in Kaluga's open-air market, a tough business under any...
For much of the past decade, Andrei Illarionov has played a unique role in Russia: that of a liberal economist who helped shape policy while at the same time openly criticizing the government. He called for a devaluation of the ruble before the August 1998 financial crisis; he is credited...
Always a maverick, he had called for a sharp devaluation of the Russian ruble before the August 1998 financial meltdown. Illarionov is also credited with playing an important role in making the 13 percent flat income tax a reality. From the outset of Putin?s presidency, Illarionov struggled to curb...
Karpov, on the other hand, is what a Swiss newspaper called Homo sovieticus: a culture hero with close ties to the late leader Leonid Brezhnev, recipient of the Order of Lenin and a strong voice in the inner circle of Soviet chess. Owner of an impressive collection of rare stamps...