Archive for 2021

Bill Comes in Threes
Economy

Bill Comes in Threes

In January, the residents of Krasnoyarsk, a major industrialized city in south-central Siberia, started receiving heating bills. The figures they saw there outraged many. When people pay 'as you go,'...

Surveying Weather is not Real Honey
Society

Surveying Weather is not Real Honey

On March 10, Vladimir Putin issued an instruction to the government to prepare a report by 20 April on the system of remuneration for public sector workers and its relevance to performance targets....

State Duma Passed 7 new Laws
Society

State Duma Passed 7 new Laws

Thanks to the efforts of the State Duma, seven new laws will come into force in Russia. Two of them that are related to the Mir payment card and to the changes to the procedure of technical...

Reserve Special Forces
Society

Reserve Special Forces

On 22 March, the story of a unique person was released on Russian television. Yuri Tarkhanov, a former soldier of special forces, challenges criminals who are destroying Lake Baikal. The...

Not by Bread Alone
Economy

Not by Bread Alone

Complex for deep processing of grain will be built in the Krasnoyarsk territory. In terms of its gross harvest, the area has reached the Soviet level. It has significant surpluses for high...

Penza Region Might be Filled up With Waste
Economy

Penza Region Might be Filled up With Waste

In 2021, a waste recycling plant is to be built near Penza [a city 625 km to southeast of Moscow.] It has become a subject of juicy discussions. Officials cannot decide whether to use a landfill in...

Khakassia is Losing Coal
Economy

Khakassia is Losing Coal

Republic of Khakassia, a constituent region of Russia in the south of Siberia, is lobbying for a tax increase for coal mines. At present, the Mineral Extraction Tax (MET) for coal mines is token...

Tuva to Welcome Wealthy Foreign Tourists
Economy

Tuva to Welcome Wealthy Foreign Tourists

Republic of Tuva, a remote, biodiverse mountainous Russian region in southern Siberia, populated by traditionally nomadic, yurt-dwelling people of Mongolian ethnicity, might become a destination for...

Spring, March, and new Rules
Society

Spring, March, and new Rules

In March, laws that would change the lives of Russians came into force. Additional measures are being taken to protect people’s personal data. Foreign agents will be held criminally liable. New...