RUSSIAN UNEMPLOYMENT REACHES RECORD MARK.

There are 9.6million unemployed in Russia, which represents 13 percent of theactive labor force, Federal Employment Service Director IrinaMilkina told Itar-Tass August 6. However , according to opinionpolls cited by Milkina, most Russians do not consider unemploymentto be their main problem. Ahead of unemployment, they rank risingprices, and crime and corruption as their two most serious concerns.

Russia as Transit Route for Illegal Migration to the West.