(1) The rouble plummeted overnight after Russia refused to pay for its internal debts and permitted banks to not fulfil their obligations to foreign partners.

(2) A 50-year-old bread factory outside Grozny remains under rigid government control, with the price of a loaf fixed at five Russian rubles , or about 15 cents.

(3) Trailfinders recommends travellers take US dollars as you cannot buy or sell roubles outside Russia.

(4) The Russian broker pays for them in roubles , which are converted into dollars by the U.S. broker.

(5) Yukos shares closed at 143.50 roubles in Russia, having dropped by as much as 12% in earlier trading.