"Barter Making A Major Revival"

In Moscow, German Sterligov, one of Russia's first millionaires and a former commodity trader, opened the Anti-Crisis Settlement and Accounting Center to facilitate barter deals in March and now oversees a network of 49 branches around the country. Sterligov said he has invested 15 million euros into the company, but he declined to put a figure on profits or the number of deals clinched by his company.

"Trade you. Barter is back in Russia"

MOSCOW - Does the Taganrog Automobile Factory have a deal for you! Rows of freshly minted Hyundai Santa Fe sport utility vehicles are available right now. In exchange - well, do you have any circuit boards? Or sheet metal? Or sneakers?

Here is a sign of the financial times in Russia: Barter is back on the table.

"Russian ex-tycoon turns shepherd"

Sterligov, 41, has no plans to return to the traditional capitalist road, saying his luxury-loving former colleagues will soon see the virtues of simplicity and self-sufficiency. At his log cabin about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northwest of Moscow one recent afternoon, hens pecked grain from the snow in front of the porch. He scolded his four sons - aged 4 to 12 - for not feeding the chickens properly and messing up the stove.