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Russian President Vladimir Putin raised eyebrows recently by claiming that during the period of economic instability following the collapse of the Soviet

A Russian vocational college teacher tried to survive for a month on his take-home pay of just under $200. He gave up after two weeks, highlighting the fact that -- as prices rise -- base pay for teachers across the country remains far below the target set by President Vladimir Putin in 2012.

In what appears as a mission impossible, President Vladimir Putin has requested that shipments on the Northern Sea Route reach 80 million tons already by year 2024. Figures from the Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport show that shipping volumes on the route in the first 9,5 months of 2021 increased by 4,5 ...

Lead:  The Busel (White stork) portal poses as a Belarusian website but is owned by a pro-Putin organization. A few months ago a new Internet media outlet appeared in Belarus - the "Busel.Online" website. The portal publishes small investigations of the Belarusian economy, smuggling schemes and the political situation. The text authors are unknown: the materials are not signed, there is no information about the editorial board. Telegram channel "Belorusskiy poryadok" (Belarusian Order) discove...

As Russia’s vast Arctic waters freeze and ships flee the region, nuclear power company Rosatom makes public its latest Arctic shipping data. Despite the COVID-19 and global economic downturn, shipping in the region continues to grow. According to Rosatom, the Russian state nuclear power company, the 32 million tons landmark was crossed on the 22 ...