The impact of “partial” mobilization
Maxim Mironov (IB Business School) and Oleg Itskhoki (UCLA) published a brief article about the impact of the “Partial” mobilization on Russian society. It has some profound implications for society …
Dmitry Donskoi passed away…
Mr Dmitry Donskoi, the personal photographer to former President Yeltsin, has passed away. He was the photographer to President Yeltsin from 1991 to 1997 and is called the legend of …
Gold outstrips the US dollar as Russia’s foreign reserves
Gold has outstripped the US dollar in value as Russia’s foreign reserves for the first time in history
The Economic Hope Index sunk to one of the lowest levels ever
According to the Annual End of Year Survey conducted by Gallup International, only 6% of Russians expect a better year in 2021, while 47% think things will be worse. The …
Russian Passenger Car Market – 38% are imported cars
According to the Russian auto market research agency “Автостат”, 17 million passenger cars, or about 38% of the total passenger car fleet in Russia are imported cars
Russian pink diamond sold at Sotheby’s for a record $26.6m
The pink diamond “Spirit of the Rose” was sold at Sotheby’s in Geneva for a record $ 26.6 million, the organizers of the auction reported. Sotheby’s noted that this is the largest …
Armenia and Azerbaijan signed an agreement on a ceasefire
Victory for Turkish President Recep Erdoğan. Armenia lost, big time. Setback for Iran. For Putin…
Putin blamed the USSR for the Nagorno-Karabakh problem
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at “Россия зовет” (Russian Calling) forum about the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. “Where did the conflict begin? It began with ethnic clashes, first, in Sumgait in …
Zhirinovsky, “Send Lukashenko to the Lenin State Farm”
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the far-right Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, spoke at the Russian Duma offering sharp criticism against the President of Belarus.
Russia – Record Covid-19 Cases
In Russia, 13,634 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on October 11, Sunday, breaking single-day record three days in a row.
More than half of Russian Medics Negative against New Covid Vaccine – Poll
According to the survey conducted with the “Doctor’s Handbook app”, 52% of Russian medics “won’t receive the new vaccine”, RBC reported.