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Post by blindpig » Fri May 06, 2022 2:26 pm

The Russians are again forced to "tighten their belts"
05.05.2022
This has never happened before and here it is again.

Russians are starting to save massively : according to a survey conducted by the Zarplata.ru service , most citizens are trying to cut costs in all respects.

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The study, conducted from April 28 to May 3 among 1,720 Russians, showed that a third of the respondents had already "pulled up their wallets" by 10-20% , and 8% of respondents - by 20-30% . They save the most on holidays ( 13% ) and restaurants ( 12% ), the next item on the list are groceries ( 9% ), 7% shrink at the expense of clothes, shoes and such pleasures as beauty salons, and 3% and 2% of Russians accordingly decided to abandon the furniture and appliances.
Citizens consider the rise in prices and the instability of the situation to be the main reasons for saving, and some of the respondents have already faced financial difficulties and problems with work.

Particularly indicative, in our opinion, is the fact that only 1% of respondents decided to cut their spending on alcohol .

Nearly 2,000 respondents is a small sample. But reports that people are forced to save on food or on medicines have been appearing in the media for more than a year. The incomes of Russians are falling, prices are rising, and no “ anti-crisis measures ” are correcting the situation. Yes, and these measures are mainly aimed at supporting big business , only crumbs from the master's table fall to the people .

But the peak of inflation is just ahead, so it seems that we are “tightening our belts” not for the last time.

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The Russians listed professions with unreasonably high earnings
08.03.2021
Politicians, bankers and policemen are in the lead
As part of a study by Ipsos, Russians listed professions with unreasonably high earnings. Most often, respondents mentioned politicians (79%), bankers (61%) and, by a wide margin, police officers (25%). The results of the survey are given by the Russian media.
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The smallest salary, according to the position of 71% of respondents, is received by social workers. Unjustifiably low salaries for nurses (70%), workers of nurseries and nannies (69%). The Russians did not ignore teachers either - 63% of respondents considered the salaries of teachers to be unreasonably low.

At the same time, there are professions in which wages, according to Russians, correspond to the cost of effort. For example, accountants, computer engineers/programmers, store workers and assistants earn what they should. Only 10% of respondents thought that politicians have the right to receive as much money as they receive today.

It is not surprising that the citizens of the country consider the salaries of politicians to be unreasonably high, because today's politician has the opportunity to remain incompetent even in his industry. We already wrote about a funny professional mistake by Federation Council Senator Lyudmila Narusova - a highly paid politician was not aware of which laws she voted for while exercising her powers in the upper house of parliament. In addition, the statements of state officials have recently been replete with all sorts of blunders.

Official Olga Glatskikh told young people: “Your parents owe you, because they gave birth to you. Their state did not ask you to give birth.

And the ex-Minister of Employment, Labor and Migration of the Saratov Region, Natalya Sokolova , recommended that the poor citizens of the region eat "macaroni", which "always cost the same."
The exceptional statements of the "servants of the people" are the result of being isolated from the needs of the working majority of Russia. If in our country an official at a public event tries to give advice about life, the news immediately appears on the front pages of aggregators - really, what can a top civil servant know about the life of Russia? A paradox that cannot be resolved within the framework of the current political model.
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The thing about Russians, especially the older ones, is that they have experienced a more just society. What will it take to get that back?
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Post by blindpig » Sat May 07, 2022 2:05 pm

The absence of Russian electronics will be covered with a "gray scheme"
07.05.2022
On the advice of Skolkovo managers

The production of domestic processors "Baikal" was in danger of stopping due to the introduction of new sanctions by the UK, Kommersant reports . This time, the Russian developers of MCST processors and Baikal Electronics became victims of the "intrigues of the Englishwoman". As part of solving problems in the domestic semiconductor and electronics market, Alexander Sivolobov , deputy head of the NTI Competence Center based on Skoltech for wireless communication and the Internet of Things, proposed importing the necessary elements bypassing official manufacturers, Lenta reports with reference to RIA Novosti.

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On May 4, a new UK sanctions list was published, which included MCST JSC (Elbrus processors - we wrote about them earlier ) and Baikal Electronics JSC (Baikal processors), using the British ARM architecture.

“The new sanctions do not oblige British companies to revoke their intellectual property licenses they have already issued. But you won’t be able to pay for new licenses without the permission of the Office for the Implementation of Financial Sanctions (OFCI), ”explains Sergey Glandin , Head of Sanctions Law and Compliance Practice at Pen & Paper .

As a result, the release of new processors may stop. Domestic developers will be forced to look for a plant that is ready to infringe on patent law, or switch to open architectures.

Skolkovo manager Alexander Sivolobov sees the following solution to the problem with the supply of electronics:

“Under the current conditions, the main form of supply will be “gray” imports, maximally protected from publicity and traceability through open registries.”

Perhaps he will find a way to get around the UK sanctions. No wonder that Skoltech " is part of the Skolkovo community, which creates a new self-sustaining innovation ecosystem that is the engine for the development of the Russian high-tech industry and attracting foreign investment." We wrote about some of the results of the work of our "Silicon Valley" earlier . The authorities are happy. There is a proposal to expand the experience.
Domestic merchants did not postpone until tomorrow what can be done today, and have already taken advantage of the permission to import products without the permission of the copyright holder, as a result of which the Russians can acquire, for example, brand new iPhone SE 2022.
There are serious reasons to think that in the near future Russia will not get away from the "gray schemes". Our "Atlanteans" had enough time to show their talents, but they were more engaged in "optimization" of enterprises than in their development. And in conditions of increasing isolation, the chances of overcoming technological dependence and backwardness tend to nil.

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The MP bought himself another plane
05/06/2022
How good it is to be an MP

Evgeny Barsov , the richest deputy of the Surgut City Duma, bought another plane for himself in 2021. According to the declaration for 2020, Barsov had 10 aircraft, and according to the declaration for 2021, he already had 11 aircraft. The deputy's air fleet consists of light aircraft of the Yak-18T and Su-31 types, it also includes a DC-3 aircraft. At the same time, according to the declaration, in 2021 the deputy earned 55.6 million rubles.

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On the example of Barsov, we can visually imagine who the power in Russia consists of. Of course, this deputy is not the richest person, and he does not even sit in the regional parliament, and, moreover, it can be assumed that he is generally the only such rich among the deputies. However, in the State Duma, 39 deputies have an income of more than 50 million rubles a year, and 35 deputies - from 20 to 50 million rubles. At the same time, the average income of a deputy of the State Duma is 61.5 million rubles. At the same time, the deputies also own good bank accounts, land plots, significant movable and immovable property.

From this it is clear what laws and in whose interests they will adopt, whose interests they will protect. First of all, the “chosen ones” will take care of their own pocket and the pocket of sponsors who provide them with such income. They are interested in the working majority of the country's population only insofar as it allows them to enrich themselves.

Thus, working people should not rely on such deputies, on the authorities that consist of them. Workers need to protect their own interests.

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It must be noted that news of this sort does not make the news here, we are numb to it. At least in Russia some one gives a shit.
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Post by blindpig » Mon May 09, 2022 2:21 pm

MGER members urged Europe not to abolish "truth and memory"
08.05.2022
How about the truth and memory of the "United Russia" themselves?

On the eve of Victory Day, more than 5,000 members and supporters of the Young Guard of United Russia (MGER) organized rallies outside the embassies of 14 European countries. Young MHERovtsy demanded that the Europeans observe historical truth and allow the "symbol of the Great Victory" . The initiative is great, but… what about Russia? Don't the young "United Russia" want to hold pickets at the office of the RVIO or, say, the "Cinema Fund"? Or "this is different"?

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MGER shares were held under the slogan "Truth and memory cannot be canceled!" at the embassies of Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Latvia, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Estonia, Macedonia, Slovenia and Austria. The head of the MGER , Anton Demidov , said that the bans on the “symbol of the Great Victory” in force in a number of European states are unacceptable, and added:

“They forget that it was our soldiers who, during the Great Patriotic War, at the cost of millions of their lives, liberated their cities from Nazi invaders. On the eve of Victory Day, we decided to remind you, thanks to whom European cities are now living a peaceful life and developing.”

It is characteristic that all the MGER actions in Moscow did not cause any problems with the city authorities, while, for example, the May Day action of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in Moscow was not coordinated , and non-parliamentary forces were generally deprived of the opportunity to hold public events.

The message of the action of "United Russia" is formally even correct, since anti-communism is constantly increasing in Europe ; in some countries (for example, in Hungary ) communist symbols are prohibited. Other symbols, one way or another connected with the Victory of the Soviet people, are also banned. History is being rewritten, communism is equated with fascism, and the Great Patriotic War is presented as a "battle between two totalitarian regimes . " However, is this only happening in Europe? Are we all right with ourselves?

You don't understand, it's different

The falsification of history has been put on an industrial basis in the Russian Federation. The main TV channels of the country repeat the false fabrications of the times of "perestroika". Public figures who slandered our country and worked for its enemies are glorified. There is a whole “Russian Military Historical Society” (RVIO) , which is busy rewriting Russian history and, including, whitewashing Nazi accomplices . Russian cinematography is doing the same: the Cinema Fund(often in conjunction with the same RVIO) annually churns out movies filled with gross or subtle lies about the Great Patriotic War. Suffice it to recall such disgusting works of the Russian film industry as Burnt by the Sun 2 , Stalingrad , I Serve the Soviet Union , T-34 , To Paris! , "Zoya" and many others. Finally, the president of the country, an admirer of the fascist philosopher Ilyin , is the author of numerous pearls about Lenin, who created Ukraine for him, and destroyed the Soviet Union, and planted a bomb, and, probably, import substitution failed ... Where are the protests of MGER? Or are they happy with it?

Rhetorical question...

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Military parade on Victory Day 05/09/2022
May 9, 10:18

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Live broadcast of the military parade on May 9, 20

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PS. The mausoleum was again hidden behind a cardboard box.
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Post by blindpig » Tue May 10, 2022 2:35 pm

An Open Letter to the American People, as Russia Celebrates its WW2 Victory Over the Nazis
Posted by INTERNATIONALIST 360° on MAY 9, 2022
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World War II American Military Cemetery And Memorial in Luxembourg. © Getty Images / H. Armstrong Roberts

To those who have forgotten the sacrifices the ‘Greatest Generation’ made to defeat Hitler


In his 1998 classic, ‘The Greatest Generation’, famed NBC journalist Tom Brokow examined the lives and experiences of some of the millions of American men and women who fought in the Second World War.

“At a time in their lives when their days and nights should have been filled with innocent adventure, love, and the lessons of the workaday world,” Brokow observed, “they were fighting in the most primitive conditions possible across the bloodied landscape of France, Belgium, Italy, Austria, and the coral islands of the Pacific. They answered the call to save the world from the two most powerful and ruthless military machines ever assembled, instruments of conquest in the hands of fascist maniacs. They faced great odds and a late start, but they did not protest. They succeeded on every front. They won the war; they saved the world.” Brokow had “come to understand what this generation of Americans meant to history. It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced.”

I was born in 1961, some two decades after the United States entered the Second World War. By this time, the defeat of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan had receded into the history books, replaced by a new and even more menacing foe, the Soviet Union. My father was a US Air Force officer whose career path up to 1977 looked like a Cold War-era tourist map, with service in Vietnam, Korea, and Turkey. I grew up with the mantra “better dead than red” drilled into my head, convinced that the service my father was providing to our nation was essential for the survival of the free world.

In 1977, my family moved to West Germany. My father had been reassigned to the 17th Air Force, headquartered at Sembach Air Force Base. We opted to live off base, in “the economy” as we called it, eventually settling into a magnificent house in the village of Marnheim owned by a German family who had been renting it out to US servicemen for decades. The house had a history, too. In 1945, it had served as a temporary headquarters for General George S. Patton as his 3rd Army advanced through the Rhein Pfaltz region of Germany during the Second World War.

We were three decades removed from that war when we moved to Germany, but reminders of that conflict were all around us. I spent the summer of 1978 working in a meat inspection facility staffed by what we euphemistically called “DPs,” for “displaced persons.” When the Second World War ended, millions of Europeans who had been enslaved by Nazi Germany found themselves liberated from their prison-like existence, but with no home to return to. This population included many children. The United States provided many of these permanently displaced persons with jobs and a place to live. For thousands this existence became a way of life, and they were employed in service of America’s expansive military presence in West Germany. By the time I became acquainted with the “DP” community, some 33 years later, these children had grown into adults who were deeply grateful for the opportunities provided by the United States.

They were also deeply resentful of the German people for having imprisoned them and destroying the Europe of their childhood.

The experience of the “DPs” was a wake-up call for an American teenager who, by living among the Germans, had grown to view them as simply a foreign-speaking mirror image of myself and my family. But it wasn’t that simple.

In January 1979 West German television broadcast, over four consecutive nights, the ABC miniseries ‘The Holocaust’. After each episode, the Germans ran a live panel of historians who would take questions from the audience (it is estimated that over half of Germany watched the series.) Like most Americans living in Germany, I had missed out on the series when it was originally aired in the United States the previous year. My family tuned in and, out of curiosity, remained tuned in during the panels. We were shocked by what we heard – the children of Germans who had been alive during the Second World War were calling the panel, in hysterics, denouncing their parents and their nation for allowing such a thing to happen. The distinguished academics and psychologists that had been assembled for these panels were stunned into silence by the outrage and anger – they simply had no answer to the question of not only how such a thing had been allowed to happen, but why they had not been taught about it growing up. Germany, it seemed, had tried to erase the criminality of its Nazi past from its present reality.

As focused as my family was on living less than one hour’s drive from the border between East and West Germany where, on the other side, hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers were stationed, poised (in our minds, at least) to launch an attack at any moment which would bring our idyllic life to a sudden and horrific halt, we could not escape the constant reminder of what had transpired on the European continent a scant three-and-a-half decades past.

One of the most poignant reminders lay across another border, this one to the west, where, near the Luxembourgish town of Hamm, the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial was located. The final resting place for more than 5,000 Americans who died fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, Hamm was also where General Patton was laid to rest following his accidental death in December 1945 (his widow believed he “would want to lie beside the men of his army who have fallen.”)

My parents made it a point to take us to Hamm on several occasions while we lived in Germany; it was a short, scenic drive, and the cemetery itself was beautiful, a fitting memorial for those who had made the ultimate sacrifice. We would always visit the nearby Sandweiler German Cemetery, also in Luxembourg, where the remains of more than 10,000 German soldiers who died fighting the Americans were interned. Both cemeteries were a somber, sobering experience.

But it wasn’t until my Uncle Mel visited us that the reality of what those cemeteries represented hit home. Mel was the living embodiment of Tom Brokow’s ‘The Greatest Generation’, having served in the European theater during World War II, coming across the Normandy beaches a week or so after D-Day. His unit – a transportation company tasked with driving trucks along the famous “red ball express,” had enjoyed a relatively easy time of it in France. Part of Patton’s 3rd Army, they participated in the liberation of France, and by the time they rolled up to the Benelux (Belgium-Netherlands-Luxembourg) border with Germany, had suffered no major casualties.

Mel had asked to visit some of the areas he had passed through during the war. Most brought back good memories, but at one location he stopped talking. Here his unit had been bracketed by German artillery, and in an instant more than 200 of his comrades were killed or wounded; many of those who died were buried at Hamm.

The crosses and Stars of David that were so beautifully laid out on the manicured grass suddenly had faces, names and personalities that could not be ignored. What had been a peaceful haven transformed instantly into a horrible reminder of the awful cost of war. To this day, I can’t pass a military cemetery without visualizing the circumstances of the events that took the lives of those buried there. All the hopes, dreams, and aspirations that I and others have been able to act out during our lives were denied these young men, usually under circumstances that the average person cannot imagine.

And the persons responsible for their deaths were the same Germans with whom I so peaceably co-existed back across the border. The same ones whose children became infuriated at their parent’s forgetfulness about the nature of the regime which killed so many millions in pursuit of the ambitions of one of the most odious ideologies of all humanity – Nazism.

In college, I studied Russian history; indeed, my honors thesis discussed the historical links between the Tsarist and Soviet militaries. I was intimately familiar with the campaigns and battles fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, and the horrific toll paid by the Soviet nation, whose casualties numbered in the tens of millions.

But it wasn’t until I had the opportunity to live and work in the Soviet Union, as part of a US inspection team stationed outside a Soviet missile factory in Votkinsk, tasked with implementing the provisions of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty, that I realized the extent to which this sacrifice marked the daily reality of the Soviet people. In downtown Votkinsk, there was a monument to the citizens who lost their lives during the war, as well as those who had been awarded the title “Hero of the Soviet Union” for their wartime service. Everywhere one traveled in the Soviet Union there were similar monuments constructed in communities that had made it an essential reality of their being never to forget the sacrifices made by their version of the “Greatest Generation” in saving not only their fellow citizens, but much of Europe as well, from the scourge of Nazi Germany.

This remembrance continued even after the Soviet Union collapsed; the heritage of the Soviet Union was passed to the new Russian Federation, which sustained the duty of honoring those who had served. Russia celebrates this service on May 9 – “Victory Day” – marking the defeat of Nazi Germany. One of the great traditions of this celebration was the image of those aged veterans of that conflict, bedecked in their campaign medals, parading before a grateful nation. Even as time and old age removed the Russian “Greatest Generation” from the society and nation they had served, the Russian people continued to honor them, with the children and grandchildren of the departed veterans marching in their stead, holding aloft a photograph of the veteran, part of what is called “The Immortal Regiment.”

Unlike the Germans, the Russian people don’t forget.

Sadly, I cannot say the same thing about the American people. There will be no Victory in Europe celebration in the United States this year, just as there hasn’t been for years past. We have forgotten our “Greatest Generation” and the sacrifices they made for our future. There is no American “Immortal Regiment” of family members marching proudly down the main streets of US towns and cities honoring the cause for which these young men and women served.

We have forgotten what they even fought for.


There was a time when the United States and Soviet Union fought together to overcome the scourge of Nazi Germany and the ideology it espoused. Today, when Russia is locked in a struggle with the progeny of Hitler’s Germany, in the form of the ideological descendants of the Ukrainian nationalist, Stepan Bandera – one would logically expect that the United States to be on Moscow’s side.

Bander’s followers fought alongside German Nazis as members of the Waffen SS, slaughtering tens of thousands of innocent civilians, many of them Jewish. By rights, Washington should be ensuring that the hateful cause so many had given their lives and livelihoods to eradicate from Europe never again raised its evil banners on European soil.

Instead, the United States is providing succor to the present-day adherents of Bandera, and by extension, Hitler; their hateful ideology disguised as Ukrainian nationalism. American military personnel, whose traditions are born from the heroic sacrifices made by hundreds of thousands of their fellow soldiers, sailors, and airmen who gave their lives to defeat Nazi Germany, are today providing weapons and training to Ukrainians whose bodies and banners bear the markings of Hitler’s Third Reich.

On May 9, Russia will celebrate Victory Day, marking the 77th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. Unfortunately, the struggle against Nazi ideology continues to this day and, sadly, the United States finds itself on the wrong side of history, supporting those whom we once were sworn to defeat, while fighting against those whom we once called allies.

I can’t help but think that Tom Brokow’s “Greatest Generation” would be ashamed by the actions of those for whom they sacrificed everything, and who have still proven insufficient for the task of honoring their memory in action and in deed.

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Post by blindpig » Wed May 11, 2022 2:28 pm

Labor Front activists celebrated Victory Day in Khimki
05/10/2022
Our comrades told the inhabitants about the role of the communists

On May 9, activists of the Moscow branch of the Russian Labor Front took part in the celebration of Victory Day in the city of Khimki near Moscow. The event was held in the form of a festival with thematic expositions dedicated to certain aspects of the history of the Great Patriotic War. Our comrades told the residents about the role of the Communist Party in organizing the defense of the country, explained why the Red Army soldiers and home front workers were ready to give their lives and health for their Motherland. In conversations with working people, history was naturally intertwined with modernity - a comparison between the Soviet, socialist society and capitalist Russia, between a country for people and a tract of oligarchs, naturally suggested itself. Words about a society of social justice, equal opportunities and a decent life for a working person found a warm response from the audience. Residents learned with interest about the existence of the Front, uniting ordinary workers in the struggle for their labor, social and political rights.

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The event was held in a very free atmosphere, supported by an upbeat, festive mood. Residents of the district came with their whole families, there were many children. Most of them first learned from our activists who the communists are and what contribution they made to the victory of the Soviet people over fascism. Filling in the gaps in school and general education, our comrades told the children what the Soviet Union was and what modern countries it included, who Stalin was and what positions he held. History is a pariah subject for modern education figures. She is partially expelled from school programs, her hours are reduced for a subject, and she is partially rewritten to please the regime. The oligarchs and top officials who have seized power in the country are well aware of how dangerous historical truth is for them. Therefore, it is very important to convey this truth to children and adults.

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At first, the weather tried to interfere with the preparation of the event: a strong wind blew off the canvases of the tents, and the heavy rain soaked people and equipment. It is worth noting that the organizers agreed in advance with a neighboring school to move the event there in case of bad weather. Although similar events have been held for more than a year, and the agreement was confirmed in a few weeks, at the last moment the school administration refused to provide the organizers with a venue. Obviously, class instinct suggested to the director that this holiday does not quite fit into the outline of official celebrations: too much attention is paid to true history, the role of the Soviet Union and the Communist Party is too emphasized - instead of the traditional “Russia won” and “we can repeat”. However, seeing the perseverance and perseverance of enthusiasts, the weather calmed down,

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The Russian Labor Front will continue to use all forms of communication with workers. We will continue to instill in the minds of ordinary people a sense of dignity, an idea of ​​social justice, an understanding of the need to fight for their rights. Only by uniting, we can work together to achieve the construction of a society in which life is happiness, not a shameful test. For such a society, our grandfathers and great-grandfathers died on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. We have to fight for such a society. Our cause is just, the enemy will be defeated, victory will be ours!

We express our gratitude to the organizers of the event and look forward to further fruitful cooperation.

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The recession of the Russian economy can break the records of the "saints of the 90s"
05/10/2022
Will citizens be happy with such “achievements”?

Bloomberg sources in the Russian Ministry of Finance predict a 12% decline in the Russian economy this year , Kommersant reports . If the results of 2022 coincide with the expectations of experts, the country's economy will roll back 10 years.

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The Ministry of Economy took a decline of 8.8% as a “base” , but they do not exclude 12.4% as well . Analysts of the Central Bank predict "minus" 8-10% .

Such rates of decline have not been recorded since 1994 .

The authorities assured us: the “holy nineties” had to be passed in order for the “invisible hand of the market” to show all its strength. But uncertainty and disorder again rise to their full height, although they promised that a powerful industry would appear instead of them. Is there any doubt that the vast majority of our citizens will experience the consequences of such a "development" of the economy. But we will see how the falling records will affect the mood in society, whether “successes in the denazification of Ukraine” will be able to close the void in wallets. The experience of Kazakh workers shows that any patience has a limit. And by the time it ends , it is necessary to prepare in advance .

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Post by blindpig » Fri May 13, 2022 1:47 pm

About the departure of Siemens
May 13, 9:40 am

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About the departure of Siemens

The next stage of the sanctions war was the announcement ( https://www.rbc.ru/business/12/05/2022/ ... rom_main_5 ) of Siemens about their withdrawal from the Russian and Belarusian markets.

For a correct understanding of the problem, it should be taken into account that all industrial giants (with rare exceptions) work with technologies that are 20-30 years old. Such product lines can hardly be called innovative, but creating them from scratch can take more than one year.

Let's say right away that we consider Siemens' departure from the Russian market a PR move and a temporary "deflection" to the requirements of the West: the company cooperated ( https://new.siemens.com/ru/ru/kompaniya ... a-siemens/ kompaniya.html) withRussia throughout its history, excluding perhaps only the period of the Second World War.

One, under the most unfavorable scenario, the consequences of the exit of Siemens from the Russian market will be as follows:

Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies is a joint venture with JSC Power Machines for the production of turbines. Fully localized in the Russian Federation, because. formed on the basis of an enterprise purchased in 1994.
A separate legal entity that is likely to change management.

Siemens Electric Drive - A significant degree of localization, but it lacks several key components. Most likely, the picture will be identical to GHT, but it will take time for import substitution.

Siemens Health.The main direction of sales is tomographs and medical equipment. There is no fully localized production of modern tomographs in the Russian Federation, the nearest plans for full localization ( https://ria.ru/20220406/tomograf-1782079487.html ) are 2026. The equipment is bulky, the delivery of "gray schemes" is difficult.
The company's management hastened to assure that it does not plan to curtail its activities ( https://www.rbc.ru/technology_and_media ... rom_main_5 ).

Energy is part of Siemens LLC, this niche is occupied, among other things, by such companies as ABB, Schneider Electric, General Electric.

All of these companies have suspended operations for the time being. Part of the supplied equipment, such as low-voltage packaged and distribution systems, is manufactured in the Russian Federation. But almost all deliveries were designed for the equipment of these brands.
Redesigning and renegotiating contracts for domestic or Chinese counterparts will “shift projects to the right” (in fact, a shift for at least a year): a significant part of the equipment is delivered to Siberia and the Far North. And since the delivery of heavy equipment is possible only in the extremely short period of summer navigation, the postponement cannot be avoided.

Industrial automation - part of Siemens LLC, industrial controllers, relays and more.
Similar to the energy sector, it is produced by almost any industrial giant, the main part has long been produced in China and imported to the Russian Federation according to “gray schemes”. Despite the fact that the controllers, in fact, have not changed since the 70s, there are no completely localized production facilities in the Russian Federation, because. microprocessors and imported element base are required.

Mobility - we are talking about "Peregrine Falcons". Siemens AG is not related to the Russian "daughter". Most likely, it is this company that is leaving Russia, because. part of the news is the termination of the contract for the supply of 13 Sapsan trains for the Moscow-St. Petersburg route.
To date, 16 trains have been launched, for which a 30-year service contract has been signed. The most painful will be the closure of the service depot, because. parts cannot be supplied.
Кроме того, совместное производство с группой «Синара» выпускает поезда «Ласточка». Производство в значительной степени локализовано.

Чем это по факту грозит?

Скорее всего значительная часть оборудования будет или приходить серыми схемами, или потребует перепроектирования контрактов под российского или китайского производителя.
Исключением являются поезда «Сапсан»: возможно, со временем придется их заменить на продукцию отечественного производства. Большая часть данного оборудования потребует несколько лет для полной или существенной локализации. Напрашивается создание отечественного промышленного концерна.

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Boris Yeltsin's daughter's Porsche smashed in the Moscow region
05/12/2022
Being rich when there are so many poor around is indecent
The daughter of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Elena Okulova , filed a police report against the people who wrecked her Porsche near an expensive shopping center in Gorki-10. This was reported by the telegram channel “Caution, Moscow”.
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The source said that Okulova, who lives on Rublyovka, regularly goes shopping in the village of Gorki-10. There, in the parking lot of a wealthy shopping center, her Porsche met a difficult fate. By the time Okulova had finished shopping, the Porsche had already been smashed by unknown people.

This is not an isolated case when expensive cars and other luxury items are "damaged" by unknown people. For example, a few days ago, an entrepreneur, the owner of the Borodach barbershop Vladislav Gurov , had his yacht stolen and wrecked. The ship, worth over 10 million rubles, stood near the yacht club near Moscow.
Wealth in rapidly impoverished Russia is becoming something indecent, and is increasingly hiding in the lobbies of treasuries. It is not surprising, because the Russians are the very "cattle" who do not "try poverty" , but live in it. According to official statistics, the real average salary in the Altai Territory again showed "negative growth" - by 2.2%. People in the Altai Territory live on average on 32,007 rubles a month.
They say correctly, no matter how you raise children for two minimum wages, you still get Bolsheviks.

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Workers secured wage arrears
05/11/2022
The struggle bears fruit

In the village of Veselovka, Temryuk District, Krasnodar Territory, on May 10, two crane workers went on strike due to non-payment of wages. The workers stopped work and refused to come down from the top of the crane until they were paid their back wages. The employer's wage debt for two workers amounted to 500 thousand rubles.

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News of the strike quickly spread through the local communities on social media and the media. The case was also taken up by the local prosecutor's office, starting a check against the employer. By evening, one of the strikers was paid the wage arrears, the second was promised to be paid in the near future.

The strike ended in victory for the workers. Moreover, in this case, only two workers were on strike, but even in this case they managed to achieve payment of wages. A positive role in this case was played by wide publicity in social networks and local media. Once again, we see that the decisive actions of even a small group of workers have led to success.

Obviously, the organized and decisive actions of a larger number of workers will have a much better chance of success than the actions of two people. However, the struggle should not be limited to demands for the payment of delayed money, it is necessary to fight for higher wages, better working conditions, the provision of personal protective equipment and compliance with safety regulations.

Workers secured wage arrears 05/11/2022 The struggle bears fruit In the village of Veselovka, Temryuk District, Krasnodar Territory, on May 10, two crane workers went on strike due to non-payment of wages. The workers stopped work and refused to come down from the top of the crane until they were paid their back wages. The employer's wage debt for two workers amounted to 500 thousand rubles. Time and wages: basic rights of workersNews of the strike quickly spread through the local communities on social media and the media. The case was also taken up by the local prosecutor's office, starting a check against the employer. By evening, one of the strikers was paid the wage arrears, the second was promised to be paid in the near future. The strike ended in victory for the workers. Moreover, in this case, only two workers were on strike, but even in this case they managed to achieve payment of wages. A positive role in this case was played by wide publicity in social networks and local media. Once again, we see that the decisive actions of even a small group of workers have led to success. Obviously, the organized and decisive actions of a larger number of workers will have a much better chance of success than the actions of two people. However, the struggle should not be limited to demands for the payment of delayed money, it is necessary to fight for higher wages, better working conditions, the provision of personal protective equipment and compliance with safety regulations.

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Post by blindpig » Sat May 14, 2022 1:38 pm

Russian Economy Crash Claims Totally Inaccurate -Ex Austrian FM

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Former Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl says Russia plays a vital role in the world economy. May. 13, 2022. | Photo: Twitter/@Tushar_KN

Published 13 May 2022

Former Austria's foreign minister Karin Kneissl said that Russia is a major supplier of commodities to the global market.

The Austrian diplomat and journalist made her remarks in light of claims by senior officials about the collapse of the Russian economy, about which she said it is an utterly inaccurate allegation.

In this vein, Kneissl said that any claim that sanctions are hurting Russia's economy is completely misjudged. Kneissl said that, in addition to oil and gas, Russia supplies the world market with uranium, important metals and other materials that are equally vital to the global economy.

The former minister said that "one thing is certain, we are only in the middle of a global economic situation where we see interdependence," adding that "oil is a globally traded commodity, and if it’s not flowing west, it can easily flow south, north, east. And this is already happening."

As for the Russian ruble's growing reliance on commodities, Kneissl said this is "an interesting development in this monetary world because it has gained strength due to the fact that oil, gas and other important commodities that you cannot easily replace are at its backbone."


"We have seen an energy crisis and runaway inflation from 2021 at the latest. Now a lot of blame is put on the war [in Ukraine], on Russia.... That's not true... but unfortunately, that's what you hear from European central banks. The whole composition of the crisis was here long before," Kneissl said, commenting on the world economic crisis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on economic issues on Thursday that in the current difficult global situation, with inflation and food shortages on the rise, Russia has been able to cope confidently with external challenges thanks to its responsible macroeconomic policy in recent years, in addition to systemic solutions to strengthen economic sovereignty, as well as technological and food security.

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Prices rose again in April
05/13/2022
The decline in living standards continues

According to Rosstat data, published on May 13, the rise in prices in April this year compared to March amounted to 1.56%. At the same time, food prices rose by 2.87%. By December last year, prices rose by 11.67%, and by April - by 17.83%.

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It should be noted that in January of this year, pensions were indexed by 8.6%, which, according to the authorities, should not only compensate for the losses from inflation in 2021, but also, according to the government, partially mitigate the upcoming inflation. However, as we can see, the entire effect of such indexation was neutralized by the end of February, and in March pensions and other payments have already decreased compared to December last year. Naturally, such an increase in prices will hurt not only pensioners, but all working people.

For the working people, the only way to improve their situation is active struggle. Often the active and resolute actions of the working people lead to an improvement in their situation. There are quite a lot of such examples in the practice of labor struggle in Russia. The last case is the strike of two crane operators, which ended in their victory. Of the larger events of recent decades, there are mass protests against the monetization of benefits, which led to a significant change in the provisions of the reform. Even the pension reform of 2018 was somewhat softened after the relatively massive rallies that took place in the country.

Thus, only collective, resolute and organized action by the working people will make it possible to avoid further impoverishment.

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Two very contradictory reports, how do we make sense of this? I think the tool of class analysis might help. The first report is the view from the top, from the bourgeoisie, the second is from the bottom, the working class. Problem solved!

If that sounds a lot like the USA it's because class trumps nationality, because we of the working class have more in common than with the bourgeoisie of our nation states.
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4 years ago the Crimean Bridge was opened
May 16, 13:01

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4 years ago, the Crimean Bridge was opened for automobile traffic.
Now it is already taken for granted, although once it was about the construction of an infrastructural facility, which is impossible to implement due to various factors, which various clowns in Ukraine and in our country used to do. Nevertheless, the bridge is built, stands and works.
Under the conditions of the closure of the airport, it de facto became the basis of the main tourist route to the Crimea.



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Renault assets in Russia passed into state ownership
May 16, 9:41 am

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Russian assets of the Renault group passed into state ownership

The Moscow government will own 100% of the shares of CJSC Renault Russia, 67.69% of the shares of the Avtovaz auto concern will become the property of the NAMI institute
May 16, 2022
The shares of the Renault Russia plant were transferred to the city of Moscow, Renault's share in Avtovaz - to the NAMI institute ( subordinated to the Ministry of Industry and Trade), according to the official Telegram channel of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. Both transactions were approved by the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation.

As stated in the message of the ministry, the shares in the assets will be distributed as follows: the Moscow government will own 100% of the shares of CJSC Renault Russia, 67.69% of the shares of the Avtovaz auto concern will become the property of the Russian Federation represented by FSUE NAMI. The remaining shares of AvtoVAZ will be kept by Rostec.
At the same time, Avtovaz will continue to produce the entire line of Lada cars at factories. The manufacturer will also carry out service maintenance of Renault cars in the Russian market.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade noted that the condition of the deal is an option for Renault to buy back its stake in Avtovaz over the next six years.
"The transfer of a share of the Renault group to the state will ensure the preservation of Avtovaz's controllability and the possibility of continuing the operation of the enterprise under sanctions restrictions. This is how we will preserve key competencies, the production cycle and jobs," the press service reported the words of the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov.

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It is also reported that the company will assemble cars under the Moskvich brand. Such is the reincarnation.
There is also talk that the company is going to make electric vehicles.

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Employees of the Kirov Kommunenergo protest against mass layoffs
05/14/2022
Will the authorities hear their voice?

On May 13, 2022 , a picket of employees of OJSC Kommunenergo was held in Kirov , according to the Newsler information portal. About a hundred employees gathered under the slogans: "Hands off Kommunenergo!", "We want to work!", "Stop cutting jobs!", "Stop the lawlessness in the Kirov region!" People need us, let us work!”. The protest action was organized by the primary trade union organization.

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OJSC Kommunenergo was founded 45 years ago. The enterprise provides electricity to consumers and maintains outdoor lighting lines in 45 settlements of the Kirov region, generates and sells thermal energy in 5 districts. It manages 1,555 transformer substations and distribution points, 3,501.1 km of overhead and 677.1 km of cable power lines, and 50 boiler houses. At the beginning of the year, the number of employees was 1340 people. In 2021-2022, 230 employees were laid off.
Representatives of the primary trade union organization see a sharp reduction in tariffs for electricity transmission services as one of the main reasons for the difficult situation of the enterprise:

“In 2019, our organization submitted an application for approval by the PCT of the Kirov Region of the tariff for electric power transmission services for the next long-term period. The PCT of the Kirov region made a decision, by which, for the first time in all periods of state regulation, the tariff for our organization was unprecedentedly reduced. The most painful was the exclusion of a number of professions from the composition of the normative number of professions (for example, controllers, drivers, and so on) and its decrease in other professions (for example, programmers).

Kommunenergo employees have suspicions of deliberately bringing the enterprise to a difficult financial situation so that the parent energy company would merge assets in Kirov.

We express our support to the caring employees of OAO Kommunenergo.

It's good that the team is trying to fight for its enterprise, that the reductions have caused outrage among colleagues, that there is a trade union organization.

It is bad that less than 10% of employees gathered for protest actions. Such a voice may not be heard by the authorities.

We hope that the collective will not stop in its struggle at holding a picket in the park. We hope that the employees know and are already preparing for more effective actions.

I would like to believe that in fact people understand that the main cause of their troubles lies not in the reduction of tariffs, but in a system whose sole purpose is to make a profit in any way. I would like to believe that already at the next protest action we will hear words about this.

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The government of the Russian Federation abolished the subcommittee on artificial intelligence
05/15/2022
Russia's technological lag is becoming catastrophic

Back in 2019, the President of the Russian Federation approved the national "Strategy for the development of artificial intelligence for the period up to 2030" . There was a lot of buzz about advanced technology. Funds were allocated, reorganizations were carried out. And yesterday, the government of the Russian Federation quietly and modestly abolished the subcommittee on artificial intelligence.

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The creators of the strategy were the Ministry of Digital Development and Sberbank , which has been actively developing artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for several years. According to the authors’ forecast, by 2024, the growth in the size of the global economy due to the introduction of AI-based technologies will be at least $1 trillion. Russia was predicted to play the role of "international leader". Immediately, a government commission on digital development was set up, chaired by then Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev . Pretty quickly, it was divided into two subcommittees , one of which focused entirely on AI issues. This subcommittee formed a “two-headed” leadership: at that time the head of the Ministry of Economy Maxim Oreshkin and the president of SberbankHerman Gref . It would seem that what could go wrong?

But after 2.5 years of the commission's work, it was simply abolished. The corresponding document appeared on the portal of legal information of the Russian Federation. There are no explanations about the reasons for disbanding the commission in the document.

The technological backwardness of Russia due to capitalist "reforms" is becoming more and more threatening. The aggravation of international relations and global sanctions as a result of military operations in Ukraine have brought Russian high-tech to the brink of destruction. In particular, after the start of the “special operation”, the largest Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer TSMC stopped the production and supply of Russian microprocessors. (Yes, yes, Russian processors were made in Taiwan.) Recently, HSE experts reported on the risk for Russia to “fall behind forever” from the technological leaders of the world. Director of the HSE Center for Structural Policy Research Yury Simachevestimated the share of the Russian Federation in world exports of advanced production in 2002–2018 at 0.2–0.5% . And exported are mainly products of those industries that are declining in Russia itself.

The deeper the country sinks into the hole of a systemic crisis, the more extraordinary efforts will be required to get out of this crisis. And it is already obvious that neither the current leaders of the country nor the socio-economic system that has been built over the past thirty years can handle such a task.

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Precarious employment and workers struggle in Russia today: the case of Kirill Ukraintsev, chairman of the Kurier trade union
Originally published: Russian Communist Workers Party on May 13, 2022 by Alexey Pryakhin (more by Russian Communist Workers Party) (Posted May 17, 2022)

This article is from speech on May 3, 2022 at the joint seminar of the Russian Social Forum and the Congress of Education and Science Workers “Trade Union Movement and Labor Legislation“

The problem of precarious employment, non-standard labor relations concerns today an increasing number of employees.

The most significant and sensitive aspects of precarious employment for workers from the point of view of the International Labor Organization are:

– low salary.
– low level of protection against termination of employment relations.
– lack of access to social protection mechanisms, benefits and allowances.
– lack or limitation of the opportunity for workers to exercise their rights at the workplace, primarily the right to a trade union.
The official reports of the ILO state the transition in recent decades from standard to non-standard forms of employment in industrialized and developing countries. At the same time, in developing countries, workers employed in non-standard forms of labor have always made up a significant part of the labor force, but recently, non-standard forms of employment have begun to spread to those segments of the labor market where standard forms previously prevailed.

One of the actively developing forms of precarious employment is work in the so-called “platform companies”, where formally the company and the employee are independent partners operating within the framework of civil law relations. In fact, such relationships allow corporations to own nothing but an electronic application and the contracts of an “army” of [“self-employed”] precarious workers, while taking on almost no social obligations and protecting themselves from the organization of an official union. According to the forecasts of Russian “experts”, a significant increase in the share of workers employed in such platform companies is inevitable in the country.

In fact, we are returning to a new [“shape-up”] day job. Today, around the world, there is a rollback in the field of labor rights and guarantees to the times of more than one hundred and fifty years ago. And only the mass self-organization of all groups of hired workers, including at the international level, is capable of stopping this trend.

I can demonstrate the situation with precarious employment in Russia using the example of such a seemingly successful industry as cinematography. Despite the presence of well-known successful participants in the film process, which we often see in the media, the bulk of film workers are in a precarious state. A typical example of the level of prosperity of workers in the film industry: a year ago in Moscow (!) there was a conflict when a number of actors of mass scenes demanded to raise the rate for a shift (12 hours) to 1200 rubles, i.e. at least up to 100 rubles [$1.50] per hour.

People live from project to project, for almost every film or series a separate legal entity is created, which, moreover, is overgrown with a bunch of intermediaries. Contracts, if provided by the employer, are overwhelmingly of a [“independent contractor”] civil law nature. Moreover, the very fact that an employee has a contract on the site is an achievement. There are many cases when ordinary film workers do not receive anything at all for projects – they are simply “dropped”.

And to prove in court the fact of labor relations is extremely difficult, if not impossible. So, for example, it happened with the Russian members of the film crew of the film “Cobra”, created by the Indian company “Seven Screen Studios”. People were not paid wages for more than two dozen shifts.

Therefore, the trade union conducts, among other things, educational work in this area, explaining the importance of both the very existence of an agreement on the site, preferably a labor contract [not a “self-employment” civil law contract], and its direct content, and prepares draft standard agreements for film workers in certain professions.

On the other hand, we see how spontaneous self-organization in various workshops intensifies when workers collectively approve minimum wages and inform manufacturing companies about this. The Interregional Trade Union of Cinematographers regularly collects current wage rates on the Russian film market and publishes them on its website.

Today there is a more acute situation in the field of precarious employment in Russia. One of the active detachments of the proletariat, which is in conditions of precarious employment, are employees of the largest delivery services, such as Yandex.Food, Samokat, Delivery Club and others. They organized themselves into the interregional trade union “Courier”.

As is known, in connection with current events, official annual inflation has already been predicted at a level of at least 20%. It applies to everyone: both employees and company owners. How does the Delivery Club deal with the negative consequences? It cut base rates by a third, which cut couriers’ earnings by about 20%. Those workers who do not have any social rights, because are hired under a [“independent contractor”] civil law contract, working in difficult (constantly on the street and in snow and rain) and dangerous (constant threat of an accident) conditions, among other things, lose almost half of their salary with the same workload.

Of course, this could not but cause indignation. On April 22, a spontaneous strike began in Moscow,and on April 25, several dozen couriers went to the office of the Delivery Club demanding to cancel the reduction in payment for the completed order.

On the same evening, Kirill Ukraintsev, chairman of the Kurier trade union, was arrested, and after a couple of days he was sent to a pre-trial detention center for 2 months. Formally, he is charged with the infamous Article 212.1 on repeated violations of holding public events (with a term of up to 5 years). But the union believes the real reason is the fair and perfectly legitimate protest of the Delivery Club couriers.

This is an extremely alarming precedent–a private company, together with law enforcement agencies, is carrying out repressions against the head of an organization that puts forward purely economic demands.

Today, many trade union and public organizations have come out in support of Kirill. Together with comrades from the RCWP and the Left Bloc, we are actively participating in the campaign in support of the trade union leader and will contribute to its development, because this issue concerns today any ordinary worker who dares to defend his right to decent work. And I propose, on behalf of the Russian Social Forum, to make a statement in support of Comrade Kirill Ukraintsev and the just struggle of the Kurier trade union.

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Winners of the Governor's Startup Contest named in Murmansk
05/16/2022
Coffee shop on polar hectare

In the Murmansk region , the results of the Governor's Startup competition were summed up as part of the support for entrepreneurial initiatives. Governor Andrey Chibis ordered the prize fund to be doubled to 30 million rubles. Among the winners are mobile coffee houses and dumplings, a children's boutique, and a family photo studio.

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In total, the Commission for State Support of Entrepreneurial Initiatives of the Murmansk Region announced 32 projects as winners, instead of 14, as last year. The winners will receive up to one million rubles in the form of grants.
“This competition proved to be very popular among the business community. Therefore, since this year we have doubled the amount of funding from the regional budget. Today it is 30 million rubles,” Andrey Chibis.
Mostly won projects related to catering, tourism and small-scale production. The grants will also be given to shops for fish and seafood processing, for the production of modular frame structures for the construction of houses. The most exotic among the winners were such ideas as a workshop for the production of natural treats for animals, a kiting school, a stand-up station (a type of surfing on a board with a paddle).

In addition, the project for tailoring overalls at the production sites of the penitentiary system of the Murmansk region won the competition. Apparently, the calculations of economic efficiency include the work of prisoners. In a separate competition for grants for the purchase of a franchise, the projects of a cleaning company, a pelmeni shop and a company store selling household chemicals in bottling won.

The Governor congratulated the winners and promised to facilitate the accelerated preparation of the regulatory framework for the fastest possible implementation of projects.

The attempts of the Murmansk administration to revive entrepreneurship in the polar region are not limited to the Governor's Startup. The region also holds competitions "Entrepreneur of the Year", "Best Social Project of the Year", and the training program "The ABC of the Entrepreneur" is being implemented.

Andrey Chibis, former Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing and Public Utilities of the Russian Federation, as well as a graduate of the School of Governors, headed the Murmansk Region in 2019. In the same year, he headed the regional branch of the United Russia party. During the years of the governorship of Andrey Chibis, the population of the Murmansk region decreased by 17 thousand people.

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The mayor proposed to flog the Russians with whips
05/18/2022

No trial or investigation

The mayor of Yekaterinburg proposed to involve the Cossacks in the fight against vandalism, Lenta reports with reference to the portal Ura.ru. As a method of influencing violators, the mayor chose whipping. He is sure that the city budget will manage to pay the Cossacks for "provided services for the protection of order." The official did not mention the need for a trial and investigation.

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Cossack in a T-shirt "God is with us"

“What prevents us from attracting the same Cossacks? There is a federal law on the Cossacks. With a whip [violators] a couple of times on the ass, ”the news agency quotes the words of the mayor.

The mayor spoke very emotionally about the role of the Cossacks in the life of the city. In his opinion, local Cossacks are only engaged in guarding the processions, and the rest of the time they show off, “walk, say: “Here we are, Cossacks-Cossacks.”

It is clear that in the words of such a high-ranking official, none of the law enforcement agencies will see calls for violence without trial or investigation. There will always be the necessary “explanations” for his words: “it was a joke”, “taken out of context”, etc.

About how the Cossacks love to use their whips, we already wrote earlier .

We in no way justify vandalism, but we draw attention to the fact that today this phenomenon is treated very selectively. Unauthorized painting of the walls with images of the president or, for example, the non-Polish Solzhenitsyn and the current idol of the supporters of the "Russia we lost" the criminal Kolchak is, apparently, an art. Cossack women will definitely not flog such artists.

But the authors of images of any opponents of the current government or inscriptions that differ in content from the official position of the country's leadership - "welcome to execution." Moreover, they even promise to pay for it!

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Sobyanin promises to revive Moskvich
05/17/2022
Another example of the “efficiency” of the market

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin promised to revive the production of Moskvich cars at production facilities that previously belonged to Renault, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the personal blog of the capital's mayor. The Moscow Renault plant was engaged in in-depth screwdriver assembly of cars on the territory of OJSC Moskvich, which was liquidated in 2010.


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“The foreign owner has decided to close the Renault plant in Moscow. This is his right. <...> I decided to take the plant to the balance of the city and resume the production of cars under the historical Moskvich brand, ”the news agency quotes Sergei Semyonovich.

KAMAZ has been announced as a technological partner, and the production of electric vehicles has been designated in the future. The official promised to keep most of the employees of the "nationalized" plant and related enterprises.

The “new” Moskvich was headed by the former deputy head of the department of transport and development of road transport infrastructure of the city of Moscow Dmitry Pronin , who has been in various leadership positions in the transport business since the age of 20.

It is hardly worth retelling in detail the history of one of the largest automobile plants in the USSR. Interested persons can take a look here . In short: with the advent of market relations, the enterprise built by the efforts of millions of Soviet citizens smoothly passed into private hands, “competently” brought to bankruptcy, the property was sold, foreign “investors” settled on the remaining areas, then sanctions and a new change of owners. Nothing special. There are enough examples of such “efficiency” of the market in Russia.

The main thing is that everything is in business: enterprising businessmen warmed their hands on the destruction of production, on the "development" of the freed up areas, on the use of Russia's main advantage - cheap skilled labor. Only during the "reconstruction" of the plant, about 700 million rubles were stolen . Now it's time to fill your pockets on the "revival of production."

The situation is very reminiscent of the history of the domestic aviation industry: at first they methodically “optimized” their own production, relying on the purchase of imported aircraft and components, and now they are “heroically overcoming difficulties” with the release of the MS-21 .

We are happy for people who have not yet lost their jobs. However, we have reason to think that another zilch will come out of the revival of Moskvich.

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