Moscow’s boom, the provinces’ bust: Russia’s war economy turns predatory (MAP)
Civilian sectors starve as military spending and debt service take 46% of federal spending.
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Vitaly Portnikov: The Game of Thrones is just beginning
Why? Because everyone would be discussing the final episode of the most popular TV series in the world,…
Despite common poverty, rural Ukraine and rural Belarus now two different worlds, Lavnikevych says
Many people make the mistake of judging countries on the basis of life in the capital cities, but…
Why do Ukrainians remain poor? Six hypotheses
Ukraine is one of the largest countries in Europe by territory and educated urban population. It is No.…
Russia now has 15 to 20 enormous and horrifying ‘national disaster zones,’ statistics show
Statistics issued by Rosstat and the United Nations show that Russia now consists of 15 to 20 “national…
Russia has as many as 5 million homeless, not the 64,000 Rosstat reports
Sergey Mironov, head of the Just Russia Party, says there may be as many as five million homeless…
Kremlin telling Russians to face falling living standards for years to come, Shelin says
“For the first time in the 21st century, the [Russian] regime is seeking to accustom its citizens to…
Russian regions in deep trouble: in most, only one household in five has money for more than food
Despite Putin’s upbeat comments, Russians living in the regions are even in the most successful case balance at…
Ukraine falls three positions in UN Human Development Index
Ukraine has been placed 84th in the Human Development Index rating, according to the United Nations, a drop…
Seven things Russians need to understand about their country and themselves now
Many of the problems Russians now face are rooted in their firmly-held misconceptions about the nature of Russia…
Russians consume 700 calories a day fewer now than at the end of Soviet times
Comparing social well-being across time or among nations is a notoriously difficult challenge, but the most universally accepted…
“Reposts are the Soviet anecdotes of today” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Life in the “DNR”: lining up at the soup kitchen
Torez in Donetsk Oblast has been occupied for three years, and the social situation is steadily deteriorating, despite…
“Just how bad is Russian economy?” and other neglected Russian Stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“How many Putins are there?” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Under Putin, Russia has become ‘two nations living in one country,’ commentators say
One of the most powerful ideological memes of Soviet times was the notion that capitalism divided the population…
Putin government now behaves like ‘any other occupation regime,’ Moscow commentator says
With its plans to reintroduce the Soviet tax on "parasites" and to restrict travel abroad, the Putin regime…
The Tale of the Boiling Frog
Russia: A “superpower” with no safety net Playing global games as a “superpower” has led Russia to…
Another baker’s dozen of neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
A checklist of 10 Russian developments worth watching
The situation in and around Russia is now changing with such dizzying rapidity that it is all but…