BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : OCTOBER 16, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS Snapshots of the Russian Middle Class LOWER MIDDLE MONTHLY INCOME Moscow: $800 to $1,500 Provinces: $300 to $550 JOB Receptionist, driver, security guard CAR Late-model Russian-made Lada DACHA Homemade wooden cottage, outdoor sauna SUMMER VACATION Resort towns on Black Sea, in Soviet-style hotel MIDDLE MIDDLE MONTHLY INCOME Moscow: $1,500 to $3,500 Provinces: $550 to $1,500 JOB Computer programmer, junior manager, accountant CAR New Toyota Corolla DACHA Contractor-constructed, indoor plumbing and heating SUMMER VACATION Turkish seashore resort of Antalia UPPER MIDDLE MONTHLY INCOME Moscow: $3,500 to $7,000 Provinces: $1,500-$3,500 JOB Senior manager, small-business owner, investment banker CAR New Opel Cadet or used BMW DACHA Stone and brick walls, terrace, indoor garage SUMMER VACATION Majorca on Spanish Riviera * Assumes family of three--two parents, one child DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					RELATED ITEMS Russia's Middle Class CHART: Russia's Rebound TABLE: Snapshots of the Russian Middle Class So Far, the Mobility Is All Upward INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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