Housing shortage in russia is worsening. This has been acknowledged by the russian ministry of construction. Due to the declining purchasing power of russians, developers have reduced the number of new housing projects. The construction of new housing has dropped by an average of 24% across russia, with the crisis hitting the moscow region and…
The kremlin has officially confirmed that there will be no amnesty in russia for the 80th anniversary of the victory over nazism. Mass amnesties on Victory Day in anniversary years are a long-standing tradition in russia. For example, in 2015 (the 70th anniversary of Victory), up to 300,000 convicts were released from prisons. ▫️Unofficially, the…
The number of self-funded spots in russian universities is being reduced. A corresponding draft law has already been submitted to the state duma. Priority will be given to “state-critical” specialties, while enrollment in other fields will be cut, tuition fees raised, and conditions for educational loans tightened. ▫️russian officials present this as a “reform.” In…
A shocking act of barbarism in chechnya has stirred the russian public. Residents of the town of achkhoy-martan were forced into the town square, where authorities exposed the body of a 17-year-old boy accused of attacking police officers. The leader of chechnya, ramzan kadyrov, in defiance of the law, ordered the expulsion of all the…
Although russia tries to conceal its personnel losses in the war against Ukraine, statistics can still be tracked through documents that become publicly available. ▫️According to russian government procurement data, over the past six months, authorities in the udmurtia region have purchased around 700 funeral wreaths for soldiers, totaling 3.9 million rubles (about $45,000). ▫️According…
Despite ru-propaganda claims about the success of import substitution, production in russia is declining — even for goods whose competitors have left the domestic market due to sanctions. ▫️Recently, production of the only russian-made television was halted at the “Kvant” plant in voronezh. The reason is the lack of demand for the product — both…
russia continues to actively use video games and esports to militarize children and teenagers. In the near future, a cyber tournament is planned in moscow in which participants will storm the virtual underground tunnels of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, occupied by russians in 2022. The competition is supported by state institutions and is aimed…
Employees of the Aleksandrovsky machine-building plant in russia’s perm krai, which specializes in the production of mining and mineral extraction equipment, have stopped coming to work due to three months of unpaid wages. As a result of the protest, some of the plant’s workshops had to be shut down. ▫️The situation at the plant significantly…
russian dictator vladimir putin has signed a law that, starting September 1 this year, bans the placement of advertisements on websites belonging to “extremist and undesirable organizations.” In russia, this includes two of the world’s largest social networks — Instagram and Facebook. Violations of the ban will be punishable by fines. ▫️ This move is…
russian dictator vladimir putin has signed a law allowing employers to hire teenagers aged 14 to 18 on weekends and public holidays during school breaks. Teenagers will be able to work officially, but only through referrals from the state employment service and exclusively within so-called “student brigades” and youth or children’s organizations that receive government…
The russian federal penitentiary service has increased the “special service conditions” extra pay for employees of the department responsible for building prisons and detention centers from 5% to 30% of their base salary. ▫️ Such generous compensation highlights that developing the penitentiary system is a priority for the kremlin. The russian authorities see the prison…
russian propaganda is actively spreading statements by the head of the russian WHO office claiming that russians will live up to 100 years old in the near future thanks to advances in medicine and science. ▫️This narrative is being promoted amid a record drop in life expectancy since the early 2000s. Massive losses of the…
