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The number of new business owners grew rapidly following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, driven by opportunity and economic necessity. These private businesses included spin-offs of former state enterprises and small start-up enterprises. By 1994-95, Kontorovich (1999) reports, new business creation had largely stalled. The collapse of the ruble in 1998 brought the virtual disappearance of many small enterprises.