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In Reply to: corrections posted by gnat on January 12, 2000 at 22:17:48:

***Hi, Victor
I checked that (pseudo?)chronicle movie I was talking about;
it's "Private Chronicles. Monologue." (="Chastnyje khroniki.
Monolog"), not My Twentieth Century. Anyway, I recommend it.
Thank you, Gnat, I've added it to my list.
***Another one is about "nothing new". Probably just when I wrote
this, occured a rouble devaluation.
Sorry to hear that. What is the new rate?
***Bad news if you have a lot
of roubles, good news if you have a lot of dollars.
It has been my understanding that for someone with lots of dollars that would be largely neutral because most local currency prices will be quickly adjusted for new exchange rate. Am I wrong in thinking that way?
But certainly everyone who gets paid in rubles suffers. It is hard to believe many people have to survive on $20 a month. Even harder to believe is the fact that here some people dare to call poor those making $1100 a month or more. Most people in developed countries have little notion of what real poverty is. Of course, when you visit Moscow and stay at Baltchug for $600/night, things don't look all that bad. Just to think of all the billions that the rotten bastards were able to pump out of the country as it kept getting poorer and poorer.
***I don't
have neither, so I don't worry. ;-)
As in an old story, the government should start worrying when people stop crying and begin to laugh instead. I think I know what you mean, my mother is supposed to survive on about $17 a month pension. Some of her friends get one half of that. It is quite fortunate that we can help her.
Best of luck to you and all good folks.
Victor.
PS. When is the show? I am not sure if I will be able to come - a lot of things to do here.

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not in this case :) - gnat 22:31:58 01/10/00 (6)

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business as usual... - gnat 23:46:38 01/13/00 (1)

Thank you again (nt) - Victor Khomenko 13:46:44 01/15/00 (0)

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