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Mr Danilenko cites a long list of complaints including high interest rates and restrictive regulations - and a poor government record of delivering on its promises.

Producers today will only believe cash in the bank," he warns. Still, judging by the crowd at the agricultural fair there clearly is a taste for buying Russian. I don't see any difference! It's a huge and capable country. I think we can cope," she insists. That is the message Russians are being fed each day, not the doubts. And in the current climate it seems most are ready to swallow the forced changes to their diet - for the sake of a national cause.

Russian monks make mozzarella. Russia bans food imports from West. Russia and sanctions. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. As Sarah Rainsford reports, the food import ban has sparked a wave of patriotism in Russia. The renamed No Oyster Bar in Moscow - making do without foreign shellfish. Exotic Russian meats are on offer in Moscow: moose and ostrich, as well as mutton.

Patient consumers. Her extraordinary life led some to call her the Russian Mata Hari. But was she really a spy? See all episodes from Witness History. The story of our times told by the people who were there. Looking back at almost six years of global conflict, from Hiroshima to the Holocaust. From the Bolshevik takeover of to the break-up of the Soviet Union. Events from history when animals took centre stage. Stories of endurance, world records and remarkable athletes.

The communities, politics, leaders and events that have shaped Africa. History as told by the people who were there. Witness History. Main content. Listen now. We feed you. And you work. In the autumn of , Russia began its first ever general election campaign.

It was both fierce and uncompromising. Dozens of organisations took part, but the largest was the Socialist Revolutionary Party. The words on this poster read: "Comrade citizens!

Prepare for demonstrations on the day of the opening of the constituent assembly! This is a poster from the liberal Cadet Party, which uses a combination of animalistic and mythological images: the giant lizard represents anarchy and the knight on a white horse is democracy.

The Socialist Revolutionary Party's election poster was simple, aimed at workers and peasants. Their victory was achieved with the slogans "Land and freedom! When the civil war broke out in November , the Bolsheviks quickly caught up and this style of poster influenced Soviet propaganda. The posters were simple and the messages were short, sharp and clear. The brand became the Soviet hallmark and eventually, a global design classic.

London's role in the Russian Revolution. Image source, sovrhistory. Revolutionary days. Leading men. The changing wind.