Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Moscow City Hall Takes Pity on Those Without a Russian Husband

The Moscow city administration is planning to offer the capital's struggling residents a new social service — a husband for an hour, a news report said Tuesday.
The hired "husbands" would be available to perform tasks traditionally viewed as a man's job in  Russian households, such as replacing a leaky faucet or attaching shelves, deputy chief of City Hall's social protection department, Andrei Besshtanko, told Izvestia newspaper. Companies offering similar services already exist in Moscow's private sector.
The "Moscow Husband For An Hour" private company, one of roughly several dozen similar businesses, promises "young and strong men with a huge set of technical skills," who will perform handyman work around the clock, according to its website.
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INC News, 10/03/2015 - via Moscow Times

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