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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 full revolutions come and go, but the cabbage injures from Bush, two side salads and everything in between, as Russians have remarked for generations.

  • Sheath kasher Picture Nasha Today it is a critical economic indicator to cabbage.

  • Prices rose by almost 80% last year, the most startling and 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 increasing 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, beetroot, potatoes.

  • They are goods that normally see increased demand at times when population is downshifting.

  • That has added toe 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 seemed trust ratings in President Vladimir Putin fall from around 72 around 30% the lowest since 2006 is this way.

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  • Take a look when you this is your stone which is naturally would go New York for Scottish started Treblinka poster boards and you might quit.

  • Russia's overall macro economic picture is healthy with record national reserves on a budget surplus.

  • But average citizens of feeling the pinch.

  • Those living in poverty rose to 21 million people this year, and household borrowing is increasing the river not a lot of growth.

  • And that is obviously concerned to pretty much everyone from investors, too, for the local population and for the government.

  • In short, everything is feeling that little bit more expensive, including the humble cabbage so government coffers of bulging, but with few benefits for average Russians who have less cash on higher costs.

  • But his trust in President Vladimir Putin's 20 year regime continues to erode.

  • Many say that sooner or later Theo economy will get the boost it really needs.

the humble cabbage here in Russia, something of a cultural icon alongside the Orthodox Church and Tchaikovsky empires may rise and full revolutions come and go, but the cabbage injures from Bush, two side salads and everything in between, as Russians have remarked for generations.

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