Matrioshka Bailout

Foreign Policy's "Passport" reports on the Russian government's plans to bail out the nesting doll industry.

The state will place about 1 billion rubles ($28.4 million) in orders for crafts such as nesting dolls and hand-painted dishes and could reduce taxes to support craft makers whose sales have plummeted, the Industry and Trade Ministry said last week Thursday.

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-- Luke Allnutt