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the humble cabbage
here in Russia something of a cultural
icon alongside the Orthodox Church and
Tchaikovsky empires may rise and fall
revolutions come and go but the cabbage
injures from borscht to side salads and
everything in between as Russians have
remarked for generations
she'd akasha peisha nasha today it is a
critical economic indicator to cabbage
prices rose by almost 80 percent last
year the most startling in a slew of
price increases that have left a dent in
spending money for Russian households
and left shopping bags feeling that
little bit lighter some products see
increased demand from lower income
household categories at time of
financial strain so they might reflect
some increase in poverty
generally the types of products such as
cabbages carrots beet roots potatoes
they are goods that normally see
increased demand at times when
population is down shifting
that has added to already strained
households struggling with economic
growth close to zero higher taxes and
falling real disposable incomes down
around 12% since 2014 that gloomy
picture has seen trust ratings in
President Vladimir Putin fall from
around 70 to around 30% the lowest since
2006 with this way shame toast oh no
tell them first up saluting the road so
it's a big year what not tacky
Mattel e pluribus reconciliatory in the
hood of near sacred on radio when you
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is Neha not rights at voicing Marcy -
Antonio Castro bleep Oh senator Kapoor
stone with which has virtually would
only offer scary of structural terribly
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plainest
Rush's overall macroeconomic picture is
healthy with record national reserves
and a budget surplus but average
citizens are feeling the pinch those
living in poverty rose to 21 million
people this year and household borrowing
is increasing there is not a lot of
growth and that is obviously a concern
to pretty much everyone from investors
to to the local population and to the
government in short everything is
feeling that little bit more expensive
including the humble cabbage so
government coffers are bulging but with
few benefits for average Russians who
have less cash and higher costs but it's
trust in President Vladimir Putin's
20-year regime continues to erode many
say that sooner or later the economy
will get the boost it really needs after
all
it's never a good idea to keep Russians
from their cabbages
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