The unemployment rate in Russia in April 2022 was the lowest in history, according to the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday, June 7. “I will also note low unemployment. In April, its level in Russia was at historically minimum values, and in May, the number of officially registered unemployed not only did not increase,
Demand for land plots in Russia in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 12 per cent, as Izvestia learned from analysts of the real estate search service Avito Real Estate. According to experts, the growth of the popularity of land in garden non-profit partnerships (SNT) and suburban non-profit partnerships (DNP) is especially noticeable. So,
An interesting trend in 2021 in Russia was the increase in coffee consumption, which contrasts with its fall in 2020 and allows talking about the restoration of pre-covid trends. At the same time, natural coffee is gradually replacing instant coffee. Since 1991, the consumption of natural coffee in Russia has increased from 0.2 to 2.1
More than one million people in Russia visited museums in the period from January 1 to 12, 2022. The most popular was the Tsarskoe Selo palace and park ensemble, according to the press service of the Russian Ministry of Culture. “In total, 1,029,193 people visited museums subordinate to the Ministry of Culture of Russia in
The most prestigious professions, according to the Russians surveyed by specialists of the Public Opinion Research Centre are a medical worker (31 per cent), an education worker (19 per cent) and a specialist in computer and IT technologies (16 per cent). Also, respondents named the professions of a specialist in the legal field (13 per
Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg served 18.1 million people in 2021, which is 65.4 per cent more than the same indicator in 2020, when, according to the Federal Agency for Air Transport, 10.9 million people were transported. As reported, on domestic flights, 15.5 million passengers out of 18.1 million people were served, which is 28
The highest salaries on average in Russia are received by oil and gas workers (152 thousand rubles), management managers (146.7 thousand rubles), as well as representatives of the aviation industry (126.5 thousand rubles), according to the results of a study conducted by the FinExpertiza analytical service of the international audit and consulting network based on
Investments in housing in Russia in 2021 reached a share of 67 per cent of all investments in real estate, while in 2019 this figure was only 22 per cent, as reported by analysts of the Realiste IT company. According to experts, investment in housing in Russia has tripled over the past two years. If
According to the ranking of the largest Russian companies, NOVATEK, Sovcomflot, and Polyus became the leaders in terms of average salaries. The average salary of employees of these enterprises exceeded the average salary in Russia by about 5 times. The study also showed that employees of legal entities registered in the Tyumen, Magadan, and Sakhalin
According to the results of 2021, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, topped the rating of mentions in the Russian media. His press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, and Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, also entered the top three, according to the data provided by the Medialogia company. As explained, the media index is an indicator of the
The coronavirus pandemic has become the most discussed topic in the Russian social network VK.com (VKontakte) in 2021, which follows from the rating of the social network. It is noted that issues related to the coronavirus pandemic took first place in the rating and were discussed in VK a total of 68.5 million times. As
In 2021, demand for smart home products in the MegaFon Retail network increased, as reported by the company’s press service. It is noted that demand has risen by 34 per cent in physical terms and 41 per cent in monetary terms. The company’s analysts believe that interest in this category of goods has increased due
Passenger traffic of Russian airlines in October this year increased by 62 per cent compared to the same period last year, which follows from data provided by the press service of the ‘Rosaviation’ Federal Air Transport Agency. The volume of air traffic in October 2021 reached the level of October 2019 and amounted to 11
