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June 19, 2008

Publisher's Note

Some friends of ours are currently on vacation in Russia, which got me to thinking, "I wonder what it's like to be an accountant in Russia?" I have no idea. It wasn't all that long ago that International Financial Reporting Standards were adopted by the Russian Finance Ministry, so it's probably been a rather challenging profession as of late! If you have any first-hand knowledge of accounting in the Russian Federation, please e-mail me so we can share it with AccountingWEB readers.

In the meantime, here are some key Russian facts:
  • Population: 142 million
  • Largest city (and capital): Moscow
  • Second largest city:
    St. Petersburg
  • Size: the largest country in the world by more than 2.5 million square miles
  • Ethnic groups:
    Russian 79.8%,
    Tatar 3.8%,
    Ukrainian 2%,
    other 14.4%
Rob Nance
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AccountingWEB, Inc.
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