Tuesday, December 30, 2014

"How did buckwheat become gold dust? Russians in collapsing economy panic-buy Soviet-era staple..."

From the Daily Mail, Dec.16:
The Russian economy is set to plunge deeper into the abyss, after a desperate interest rate hike failed to halt a slide in the value of the battered Russian rouble.

As a result of plummeting oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine, the entire Russian stock market is now worth less than the market value of Microsoft.

However, the Russians are concerned with a more pressing crisis: they are running out of buckwheat. 
Buckwheat and bling: A young Russian lady displays her wealth: furs,  cash, jewels and buckwheat
Buckwheat and bling: A young Russian lady displays her wealth: furs, cash, jewels and buckwheat
Not my buckwheat! Two men in military uniforms pretend to cry over spilled buckwheat in the snow
Not my buckwheat! Two men in military uniforms pretend to cry over spilled buckwheat in the snow
...MUCH MORE