comparing rubles to dollars c. 1917

[Charlotte Rosenthal]

Dear All,

Can anyone suggest a source for comparing the ruble price of an item sold in Russia c. 1917 with its equivalent price in dollars?  I'd be very appreciative on behalf of a local resident who is editing his grandmother's letters from Russia at around this time.

Charlotte Rosenthal


Charlotte Rosenthal, Ph. D.
Professor of Russian
Dept. of Modern & Classical Langs. and Lits. University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME 04104-9300 U.S.A.

crosenth at usm.maine.edu
http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/crosenth/

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