Actually, Russia is a country in which per capita GDP can vary regionally by a factor of 20. I would estimate that incomes in Moscow are 3-5 times higher than the Russian average. In addition, all the shitwork in Moscow is done by non-Muscovites, often illegal immigrants from elsewhere in the fSU. One out of seven Tajik citizens is a gastarbeiter (the German term is used) in Russia, mostly in Moscow and Piter. Number of Armenians in Russia, largely immigrants post-1991: 1.8 million. Number of Armenians in Armenia: Less then 3 million. There is a large immigrant Chinese cheap labor force in the Far East and around Lake Baikal.
-----Original Message----- From: "Chris Doss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 11:46:03 +0400 Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Computer outsourcing to Russia. > > Well, yeah. There's no comparing Moscow and say Yakutia. They're different worlds. > It's like comparing New York and Appalachia. Worse.
