Long after Bolsheviks, the bikes are back

Minimum wage, voter ID, blah, blah, blah.

Here's the really big news:

Moscow - Harley-Davidson Inc., the largest U.S. motorcycle maker, on Thursday opened its first dealership in Russia since the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, seeking to tap demand as wages and spending surge.

Here's the part I find really interesting:

Harley opened its first dealership in Russia in 1913 in St. Petersburg, then the capital of the czarist empire, said Maxim Belousov, director of the Moscow outlet. That office was closed after the communist revolution. Harley will aim to sell about 200 motorcycles in Russia this year, Belousov said. The company plans to boost sales in coming years to less wealthy individuals by arranging for consumer loans.