So a while back, much was made about the rubles some of the top W players could earn playing in Russia.

It was, of course, nice -- and hard not to compare to the salaries of the W. But anyone who read the stories and knew anything about business and budgets understood that the Russian pro leagues were more about ego than business.

Considering the current economy -- not to mention the current cost per barrel of oil -- ESPN might want to revisit the story. This rebkell translation/thread points to a potential weakness in that market.