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Re: apocryphal soviet screw factory



--- Waistline2@xxxxxxx wrote:

> >They don't need to do that anymore -- you can get a
> can of vodka and OJ at
> any street kiosk for 65 cents and drink it in the
> park. In fact that's probably
> what I'm going to do this evening. :) <
>
> Reply
>
> Is this 65 cents US?

Yes.

If not what is the exchange
> equivalent?

28 rubles to the dollar.

What would a
> pension of $2400 US a month get me in different
> parts of Russia?

In Moscow, you would be a King. In the regions, you
would be a God-King. The average family of three in
Moscow earns about $1,000 a month (estimate from the
Mayor's Office). In Siberia it's more like $200.

How is the night
> life in Moscow?

Great.




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