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Nikolay Nikolayev

Capitalism brings an unwelcome focus on how much life costs, some Russians say

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During the Soviet era, many Russians say they didn’t really worry about how much things cost. Choices weren’t abundant so you made do with what you could get. And things were cheaper.

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