American in Russia here. I'm very far from an economist, but the poor exchange rate hasn't been a big factor. And "crash" seems a strong term. Maybe I'm wrong but for what it's worth, here's a boots on the ground comment saying that this isn't seeming like a big deal in the life of a GAW guy in Russia.
If the ruble is gold backed, how did it crash?
American in Russia here. I'm very far from an economist, but the poor exchange rate hasn't been a big factor. And "crash" seems a strong term. Maybe I'm wrong but for what it's worth, here's a boots on the ground comment saying that this isn't seeming like a big deal in the life of a GAW guy in Russia.
Boots on the ground is the best kind of update. Spasibo.
Не за что!