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(From The Moscow Times)
PSKOV -- It was once the pride of Soviet telephone technology, producing the bulky phones that graced the desks of countless factory directors and Party officials.
Now, the Pskov ATS Factory has fallen into disrepair, unable to compete with slicker manufacturers like Samsung and Panasonic. Part of its premises has become a shopping center, and the factory's output has been reduced to a trickle, although a sign outside proudly states that its technology is used by the president and security ministries.
The collapse of the Soviet planned economy was not kind to the Pskov region, a stretch of northwestern Russia that was ...