Post glasnost, the divide between Russia's rich and poor is increasingly pronounced with wealthy Russians buying luxury Western goods and finding pounds 400 a year to send their young children to private ballet schools, while the majority of citizens struggle with unemployment, low wages, and the rising cost of living.
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