Today is International Women’s Day. Go buy the woman in your life some flowers in a pitiful attempt to demonstrate how much you love and appreciate her!
In the turbulent 1990s, many [Russian] women adapted to market rules faster than men. Hundreds of thousands of them became "shuttle traders," bringing consumer goods in bulk from abroad to sell in local markets. Though shuttle trading has been superseded by organized commerce in recent years, women remain strong in the retail sector.
"Women understood they had to survive," says one expert. "While men lay about on the sofa, or took to drinking, women mobilized to support their families.
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Peter 03.08.05 at 3:49 pm
Not related to Women, but important nonetheless. Aslan Maskhadov has finally bought it:
http://www.echo.msk.ru/news/main/236212.html#open
Rebecca 03.09.05 at 10:41 am
You didn’t buy me flowers.
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