Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled the federal signing-on bonus for contract soldiers to 400,000 rubles ($3,850) — over ...

World Bank predicts increase in poverty in Russia for the first time since 1998 crisis UNITED NATIONS, July 8. /TASS/. The struggle against poverty and non-infectious diseases as well as the road ...

Earlier, Labor and Social Protection Minister Anton Kotyakov stated that almost 20 million people, or 13.5% of the population of Russia, can be regarded as people living behind the poverty line ...

At the same time, she recalled experiences from many trips she took across Russia, where the ubiquitous poverty and backwardness particularly struck her. The war in Ukraine has been going on for ...

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But the price, many say, was the erosion of Russia's fledgling democracy. How has life changed for ordinary Russians during this time? Levels of poverty may be significantly lower than before ...

World Bank knowledge and technical assistance have focused on the social and economic development of Russia and on addressing the global challenges of fighting poverty, debt relief for the poorest ...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pushed up prices ... "We've calculated that there will be a further 1.3 million people pushed into poverty, and half a million of those are children." ...