«The authorities lie» has already become such a deeply rooted belief that only television can persuade people otherwise. The authorities themselves, however, quite readily confirm this opinion. This, of course, seriously hinders an objective assessment of reality at any level — from consumer behavior to the behavior of economic agents. But there is an even more important question: do the authorities lie to themselves?

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Отмена льготной ставки НДС на устрицы, омары, лангустины и лобстеры может принести федеральному бюджету около 6 млрд рублей, заявила председатель Совета Федерации Валентина Матвиенко. Она сказала об этом на парламентских слушаниях по проекту федерального бюджета на 2027 год и плановый период 2028–2029 годов.

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VTB head Andrey Kostin proposed reducing the number of forums held in Russia, but excluded the Eastern Economic Forum from this. He said this in an interview with the Vesti information service on the sidelines of EEF-2026.

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There are women in the country ready to change politics and society. But mostly, only those who do not challenge the system make it into power. Dissenters are pushed out of politics or subjected to repression.

#activizi #AnnaPolitkovskaya #ValentinaMatvienko #ValentinaTereshkova #power #state #democracy #dictatorship #Europeanvalues #women #patriarchy #Putin #repressions #Russia #feminism #essay

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A hallmark of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes is a lack of taste and complete insensitivity to what happens to people. Along with a passion for regulating everything, which extends into controlling everyday life relationships. Uniformity very often turns out ugly. But here’s the problem: the state has launched a reboot of neo-totalitarianism in a modernized and diverse society.

#ValentinaMatvienko #ValentinaTereshkova #power #state #children #dictatorship #fashion #society #postmodernism #Parents #family #school

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