This article in The Moscow Times gives a pretty good impression of the situation here in the wake of the government's crackdown on last weekend's tiny protests. The powers that be seem nervous. It goes a long way to explaining the government's reaction to opposition and the reaction to events in Ukraine and other world events.
Also, here's an interesting article about Eastern Europe and it's growing position as an outsourcing area for Western Europe-based businesses.
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Right, labor costs (wages mainly) are rising in Ireland and the UK, while labor restrictions (hrs worked, hire & fire etc) are too prohibitive to set up shop on the western continent. If this continues the brain drain to the west (esp from Poland) will be reversed, which is a good thing I guess.
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