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Putin's new Soviet economy: after a decade of "market reform," the Russian economy under the presidency of ex-KGB chief Vladimir Putin appears to be returning to its Soviet roots.(RUSSIA)(Industry overview)
It's not exactly a tourist Mecca on par with the likes of Vail, Colorado, or California's wine country or the Grand Canyon, but nevertheless, word is getting out about the little Siberian village of Listvyan. The tiny village sits on the shores of mighty Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake and home to 20 percent of the world's fresh water. There, the deep, primeval waters are now bringing tourists to Baikal, and hence, to Listvyan. The beauty of the area is not lost on those who make their homes in the Siberian wilderness. "There are the Alps, the Caucasus, the Black Sea ... but there's nothing like Baikal," Lyudmila Sigayev, a local Baikal resident, told ...
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