Former Communists Want A Red Reunion!

First a claim of record membeship, and now this.

Russian Communists urged Saturday the Communist parties of ex-Soviet states to join their efforts to restore the former Soviet Union.

Communist leaders from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia and other ex-Soviet republics gathered Saturday in the Russian capital to discuss the strengthening of future cooperation and the development of a common strategy to re-unite the former members of the now-defunct Soviet Union.

The participants of the meeting issued a statement calling upon all parties on the territory of the former Soviet Union that adhere to Communist ideology to join the fight for the "socialist development of brotherly nations and their unification into a Union State."

"Without a union between Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other brotherly republics that used to be members of the Soviet Union, we do not have a future," Zyuganov said.

Communism is always made out to be a bad, evil force, but the way I remember it is much different. Do I want it back? It's hard to answer, but most likely not. There are problems that cannot be solved even today with the tools of a quasi-democracy: how can we expect a failed system to ever do the job?

Source: RIAN

Euroset Comes to Armenia

Is this a sign that local monopolies may soon face international competition?

“Euroset” Company - one of the largest retailers in Russia and the CIS states, today announced the opening two shops in Yerevan...by the end of the year there will be 30 shops of the net opened in Armenia.

We are happy to announce the opening of the “Euroset” shops in Armenia – the eleventh country, where our company functions. Now a good choice of mobile phones, digital equipment with traditionally low prices for the company will be available for our customers in Armenia. As in all the other countries, we will offer the customers in Armenia high standards of quality service”, the President of “Euroset” Eldar Razroev stated.

They already have 5,100 shops across the CIS, and in 2006 had sales of over $4.62 billion. Other international companies will be making their way to Armenia soon, if this is any indication.

Source: Banks.am