Russia faces further economic struggle

Title

Russia faces further economic struggle

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

2 Jan 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:25

Description

Moscow correspondent Andrew Harding reports from Russia on President Boris Yeltsin’s abolition of price-fixing on food. School teacher Daniel Johnson and his pupils in Magadan watch American television and have visited Alaska; they tell of their feelings about their own conditions in comparison. Harding also speaks to a man who has been forced to live on a rubbish tip due to the financial situation in Russia.

Contributors

Andrew Harding; Daniel Johnson

Keywords

USA; Foreign affairs; Food shortages; Prices; Russia; Television; Food; Alaska; Moscow; Boris Yeltsin; Economic reform; Magadan

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