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November 24, 2005 (posted Nov. 22) Will good intentions revive Russian shipbuilding? MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Vasily Zubkov.) The Soviet Union was once one of the world's leading shipbuilders that produced a million tons DWT each year. Its collapse has left 65 shipyards and docks, 100 specialized instrument factories and engineering plants, scores of research centers and institutes, and a workforce of 200,000 - a huge but still severely underemployed sector - without state support and with really little work to do ...... Read more on RIA Novosti Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page Press Review - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail