The sharp drop in university admissions last year is easy to explain by government policy, where «loyalty is valued over intelligence.» But the reasons for the crisis in higher education run much deeper.

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Somewhere in a beautiful society of the future, which we will never see, the profession of sales manager will be classified as highly toxic, psychologically traumatic, and requiring rehabilitation after dismissal. Rehabs will open for former salespeople, and corporations will be required to pay them compensation for years spent in open-space offices where they were told: «If you didn't meet your KPI, you don't deserve love, lunch, health, or a roof over your head.»

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At the highest level of Russian power, there is almost no renewal. Many elite members have been waiting for a major reshuffle for over 10 years, but it still hasn’t happened.

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On the walls here, you can see gigantic portraits of Putin, icons, and vinyl records of Vysotsky and Okudzhava (all in one office), lower-level employees are scolded with quotes from Pasternak and Zabolotsky, and TV host Ekaterina Andreeva gives advice on how to properly cope with the anger of superiors at a «Znanie» society lecture.

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