[lbo-talk] Russia's dacha building boom shows rich-poor gulf

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Thu Nov 22 15:49:32 PST 2007


Reuters.com

Russia's dacha building boom shows rich-poor gulf http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSL0181204320071121?sp=true

Wed Nov 21, 2007

By Conor Sweeney

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The spires of a Germanic-looking palace rise over a muddy building site outside Moscow like a suburban Disney castle, while a Roman villa and a New England-style mansion jostle for room nearby.

These opulent dachas -- second homes for the elite -- are the latest status symbols for Moscow's super-wealthy. http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSL0181204320071121?sp=true



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