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Thanks JJ. Just got it.

Waxwing I liked that too. It reminds me in a a sort of opposite way of the complaints my daughter made about her latest accommodation in a city she hates. 'I can't get my towels soft because the...

Pravit my story isn't totally miserable. The main Russian character is a brave, resourceful individual. I admit there are a few shady characters who happen to be Russian but there are also bad...

JJ - what do you mean by salaries were tricky? I'll give a brief bit of plot so you can see where I'm coming from. Four members of family (mama, Papa, Babushka and Dedushka) are killed in accident....

I understand what happened much better now thank you! So although you wouldn't have lost roubles, imported goods would be dearer and you might then not be able to afford them. I think I'll make my...

Thanks guys! Does it sound realistic if I wrote in my novel about a bank manager who lost money during the period of inflation and then devaluation? Or would he have he have sensed trouble brewing...

When the rouble was devalued in 1998 what sort of effect did it have on average Russian? Did it wipe out savings? Or did people tend not to save anyway?