The multi-year increase in the price of oilhas createdthe illusionof an economic miracle in Russia.But was there one in reality?UkrainianjournalistDenisKazanskyanalyzed it on a simpleandclear-for-all example-the priceof the national currency. "This isa receiptfrom a currency exchange branch from 1998.For 10 Rubles you got 3.22Ukrainian Hryvnias. Since then,the price of oilskyrocketed, Russia "rosefrom its knees," doubled theGDP, and showed everyonewho the boss is, meanwhile Ukraine collapsed,suffered from the "orange plague," protested in the Maidan,fought a war, andfroze from cold. Today,for 10 Russian Rubles you get 2.90Ukrainian Hryvnias. So, does anyoneunderstand where the Russian economic miracle went? " - he asks.
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