re: #222 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I think you might be misremembering the exact figures (though it’s to be expected considering how long ago it was).

The ruble fell in 1994 on what came to be known as the Black Tuesday from 2833 to 3926 for 1$ ru.wikipedia.org

So it was still considerably lower than 6000 before you left. A lesser version of the Black Tuesday happened in Sept. 1992 when dollar rose from 205,5 to 241 rubles.