What a Weak Ruble Looked Like in The 90s

On this day 17 years ago, President Boris Yeltsin declared that the Russian government would default on its debt and devalued the ruble.
The ruble crisis looked a little different than today's economic downturn.
The ruble crisis looked a little different than today's economic downturn.
Mikhail Metzel / MT

Mikhail Metzel / MT

Vladimir Filonov / MT

Mikhail Metzel / MT

Igor Tabakov / MT

Mikhail Metzel / MT

Vladimir Filonov / MT

Mikhail Metzel / MT

Vladimir Filonov / MT

Mikhail Metzel / MT

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