The faces of Russia's revival Country profile: Russia

The country has a growing economy, rich with oil income and close enough to offer important business opportunities for Britain.

We learn tips from local entrepreneurs and ask what hurdles there are for British firms wanting to do business in the country.

We talk to the bosses of small and big companies, as well as workers, who also gave us an insight into their family life.

Be warned... this first preview report shows scenes of Paddy getting in the way of a busy Russian woman making pancakes.

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Paddy visits two small businessmen in Moscow trying to make it in the growing Russian economy.

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Paddy meets one of Russia's richest men, a former cadet in the Soviet army, whose business empire now stretches from bricks to books and meat pies to music.

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We visit a giant crisp factory outside Moscow operated by PepsiCo to see how multinational companies do business in Russia.

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Paddy meets a Moscow family. He asks about their hopes and dreams for the future.

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Paddy meets the man on the Moscow omnibus to learn how life has changed for him since the fall of communism.

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