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Quote by: Nono  It's booming thanks to high energy prices (precisely the arguement the Anti-Chavez types make re Venezuela). If their pride took a nasty blow post-1989, it's because of the grotesque way they ran the place for the previous 70 years (sorry, I mean 1,000 years when you think about it). That is, their "pride" came from being the Biggest Thug on the Block. Not a great source IMHO. |
All I can say is Russia is dodgy...
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