More 7th Kilometer

For a fascinating, informational and somewhat humorous read from a NY Times writer in 2006, click on the Title.

This article was written five years ago, but you'd never know. It could have been written yesterday, because it's a perfect description of the market.

"This market is part third world bazaar, part post-Soviet Wal-Mart, a place of unadulterated and largely unregulated capitalism, where certain questions- about salaries, rents, taxes, or last names- are generally met with suspicion."

This one statement tells a lot about where the economy of Ukraine remains:

"The fate of the market depends on the economy of Ukraine," Berdalin said. "As soon as the economy of Ukraine develops normally, the necessity of our market will die."