The most popular dishes for Christmas among the residents of Russia were named by the participants of the survey of the SuperJob job search service. The results of the survey were at the disposal of the RIA Novosti agency. According to the survey results, 39 per cent of the men and women surveyed plan to

Insight | Around Russia | 05.01.23

Russia Supports New Regions [Report]

As part of the support of the new regions that have recently become part of Russia, other Russian regions have provided them with assistance and rebuilt, repaired, reconstructed, and restored buildings and facilities in the new territories. As part of such support measures, Bashkortostan repaired the school, which had been waiting for this since 1934.

Insight | Around Russia | 04.01.23

Russian Officials Make Children’s Dreams Come True [Report]

The All-Russian New Year’s Eve action “Wish Tree” has opened in Russia for the fifth time. It started on November 10, 2022, and will last until February 28, 2023. This year, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics joined it. Children and elderly people with disabilities and life-threatening

Insight | Around Russia | 03.01.23

Russian Developers Ready to Build Apartment Buildings in Donbass

Six major Russian developers are ready to build blocks of flats in Donbass as part of the implementation of the programme of preferential mortgage lending, as announced on Tuesday by the Prime Minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic Vitaly Khotsenko. “As part of the instructions of Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Marat Khusnullin, on the

Insight | Around Russia | 26.12.22

Russian Deputies Consider Preferences Cancellation for Self-Employed Who Left Country

The amendments being developed in the State Duma of the Russian Federation provide for an exception for non-residents to work in the self-employed mode, that is, to have reduced taxation. Also, they provide for an increase in taxes for individual entrepreneurs who have left the country, as said by the Deputy Head of the “United

Insight | Around Russia | 23.12.22

New Survey: Every 3rd Russian Father Was Father Frost at Least Once in Lifetime

Every third Russian dad has ever dressed up as Father Frost to create a festive atmosphere for children, and every third mother has ever dressed up as a Snow Maiden, according to the results of the survey conducted by the SuperJob specialists. According to experts, every third Russian father (34 per cent) has played the

Insight | Around Russia | 23.12.22

Russian Government to Allocate Almost 70 Billion Rubles to Medical Foundation for Kids

The Russian government will allocate a grant of almost 70 billion rubles to the “Circle of Good” foundation, according to the Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. “The government will allocate a grant of almost 70 billion rubles to the fund [‘Circle of Good’]. At the expense of these funds, children will continue to be provided

Insight | Trip Advisory | 23.12.22

‘Tasty and That’s It’ to Offer Children Books Instead of Toys

The “Tasty and That’s It” fast food restaurant chain, which became the successor of McDonald’s in Russia, will release an analogue of the popular Happy Meal combo. Instead of regular toys, they are going to put books inside the new “Kid’s Combo”. According to the information given in public sources, in “Kid’s Combo” you can

Insight | Around Russia | 23.12.22

Russians Revealed Expenses Level on New Year’s Festive Table

The average cost of a New Year’s table for Russians this year will reach five thousand rubles, as follows from the results of the survey conducted in social networks and published by KP.RU. According to the results of the survey conducted among 12.5 thousand people of Russia, the majority (37 per cent) of them plan

Insight | Around Russia | 23.12.22

Russia’s Federation Council Supported Law on Life Sentence for Sabotage

The Federation Council of the Russian Federation has approved a law on criminal punishment for carrying out subversive activities. The law recognizes as aggravating circumstances the commission of a crime for the purpose of propaganda, justification, and support of sabotage. According to the law, criminal liability is established for inducing, recruiting or otherwise involving a

Insight | Around Russia | 22.12.22

Rosatom Collected Over 100 Million Rubles Humanitarian Aid for Energodar Residents

In the first days of the start of the humanitarian marathon to help the residents of Energodar, more than 100 million rubles were collected, and now this amount is increasing. This was told by the Head of Rosatom Aleksey Likhachev. As the company indicated earlier, on December 19, the first batch of essential items collected

Insight | Around Russia | 22.12.22

Russians Chose Best Clothes for Dating

Employees of the Yula advertising service conducted a study, according to the results of which they were able to name the best, in the opinion of Russians, clothes for dating. The survey revealed that the majority of men in Russia (56 per cent) come to romantic meetings in casual clothes, preferring jeans and shirts. At

Insight | Around Russia | 21.12.22

Russian President Addressed Defence Ministry Board

The speech of Russian President, Vladimir Putin, at the meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense this Wednesday, December 21, has been important and quite voluminous. Key statements of the head of the government are given in the list down below. the military potential of almost all major NATO countries is actively used