[scottywr]

I'm with you on that one...I think that even though the USSR fell along time ago the deeply rooted control of the people never really left, I think that if control of the russian people was REALLY removed they would prosper in a big way.

[GarySpFc]

I'm with you on that one...I think that even though the USSR fell along time ago the deeply rooted control of the people never really left, I think that if control of the russian people was REALLY removed they would prosper in a big way.

And Russia is propering in a really big way. The last I heard they grew at over a 7% last year. I normally take the plane from Moscow to Volgograd, but a year ago this past November I took the train with my wife for the scenic view. I was so amazed at the number of large warehouses being built that I invested in a mutual fund focused on Russia. Russia is booming.