With the advent of perestroika (restructuring), the first Russian businesswomen came onto the scene. It was in business, not politics, that the road to true gender equality in Russia began to be laid. The first businesswomen were poor young girls when perestroika hit. Now they are over 30. They can be found in the most varied professions from advertising firms to travel agencies, from computer companies to mass media agencies, from law firms to major commercial enterprises. The Russian girls are coming. They do not want to change the world …………………..