Siberian farmers had barely recovered from the mass slaughter of livestock in the spring when slaughter teams appeared again. This time — in Irkutsk Oblast and Zabaykalsky Krai. Now they are seizing not only cows, but also pigs.

#Analytics #business #vaccination #veterinarycontrol #state #Livestock #lifeinRussia #animaldisease #Regions #Agriculture #scandal #Farmers #epizootic

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Exactly 35 years ago, the central authorities allowed Sverdlovsk enthusiasts to print their own francs. Today, the history of this exotic currency is linked to the Ural Republic — a project that seriously influenced all of Russian politics in the 1990s.

#1990s #BorisYeltsin #Russianhistory #aftertheUSSR #Regions #Russia #Ural #UralRepublic #federalism #EduardRossel

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Beloozersk is one of the oldest cities of the Russian North. The small town in Vologda Oblast, which can be walked across in an hour, has more than 50 cultural monuments, and its pearl — Lake Beloye — attracts tourists from all over the European part of Russia. But this summer the residents of Belozerye, which can be reached only by road transport, are having a hard time: because of the fuel crisis, five fill-ups of a passenger car cost locals an average monthly salary. A report from «Most».

#WarinUkraine #lifeinRussia #society #Regions #reportage #fuelcrisis

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Speaking in Kazan on August 6, 1990, the head of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, Boris Yeltsin, uttered the classic phrase: «Take as much sovereignty as you can swallow». Back then, at the end of Perestroika, the Supreme Soviets of all the union and autonomous republics of the USSR proclaimed their state sovereignty. And some later declared independence as well. But does anyone really think that this experience can be repeated today?

#Analytics #WarinUkraine #2026StateDumaelections #Empire #UnitedRussiaparty #politicalemigration #aftertheUSSR #Regions #Russia #tatarstan

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In June, Russian opposition figures led by Ilya Yashin created the Peaceful Russia party in Berlin, which stands against the war and Vladimir Putin. But its vision of the country’s future largely reproduces the same centralized model of power that the opposition itself usually criticizes

#democracy #IlyaYashin #mokvocentrism #opposition #partybuilding #Putin #Regions #Russia

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Artyom Prozhoga’s life followed a typical path: school, a prestigious university in Moscow, a translator’s diploma in English and Spanish. But then he suddenly founded an Eibar fan club, returned to his hometown of Kurgan—and found happiness.

#IsraelandPalestine #Spain #KurganOblast #personalexperience #millennials #loneliness #provinces #Regions #RussiaandtheWest #sanctions #socialnetwork #BasqueCountry #football

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Multi-level marketing has been known in Russia since the early 1990s, when major international players like Herbalife entered the market. In the early 2000s, local equivalents emerged. The Novosibirsk-based NL stands out from competitors due to its significant reputation: some employees say they encountered aggression and manipulation, while others say this is the only company where they found understanding and a source of income. To understand this phenomenon, a Most journalist tried to infiltrate the NL sellers’ community.

#herbalife #business #women #lifeinRussia #personalexperience #Multilevelmarketing #Regions #Siberia #LaborandCapital #financialpyramids #Ethics

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Few people know about the possibility of getting a deferral from military service for registered candidates for deputy. In practice, only a handful use this method, since electoral commissions easily weed out all non-party and unaffiliated candidates using the signature barrier. However, with the right legal preparation, it is still possible to dodge the draft using election laws. A student from a Moscow university, who asked to remain anonymous, shares his successful personal experience.

#army #elections #lifeinRussia #personalexperience #politicaltechnologies #Regions #WedBageno #Students #tatarstan

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On National Unity Day, a correspondent from «Most» visited Vologda for the unveiling of a monument to the most famous dictator of Russian medieval times. A monument to Stalin has long been there

#lifeinRussia #IvantheTerrible #historicalmemory #society #Regions #reportage #Stalin

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A fairly powerful and for many unexpected series of Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries can intensify the energy crisis in Russia. And this, in turn, will force the Kremlin to shift from military expansion into other countries to addressing its own socio-economic problems.

#Analytics #gasolinecrisis #WarinUkraine #ArmedForcesofUkraine #drones #EuropeanUnion #China #oil #Regions #Russia #sanctions

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Dictatura is a settlement in the Plavsky District of the Tula Region. A correspondent from «Most» visited there and spoke with local residents about their living conditions and self-identification.

#WarinUkraine #lifeinRussia #society #Regions #reportage

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«Most.Media,» in collaboration with the magazine «Region.Expert,» launches a regular weekly review of events occurring in the fields of regional politics, economy, and culture. For many Russian media, as well as for free Russian-language publications outside Russia, this topic often still seems secondary and provincial. But such a snobbish-centralist approach has repeatedly failed — throughout various historical changes, Russia’s geographical borders have shifted, and many former provinces of the empire became independent countries. If we aim to look to the future, some promising trends need to be tracked and analyzed today.

#future #state #imperialism #society #opposition #aftertheUSSR #Regions #Russia #JuliaNavalnaya

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Across the country, bookstores are undergoing searches and prosecutor inspections. Publishers send them lists of «banned» books that must be removed from sale and destroyed. All foreign agent books must be sold by the end of summer: from September 1, any educational activity by authors with this status will be prohibited. How do small bookstores in the regions survive under these conditions? A report from Rostov-on-Don, where, despite all difficulties, there are three such stores.

#business #foreignagents #Books #LGBT #youth #society #education #Regions #reportage #repressions #Russia #securityforces #south

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