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  • Russia: doubling the labor of modern women

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      Only once a year do all the major news sources, magazines and TV programs talk about women. On March 8, many Russian women will be excused from household duties. This day men storm flower stores and buy other presents for their ladies. It’s very unfortunate that people discuss the […]

  • Healthcare Is A Human Right! by DonkeyHotey on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

    Russia: ‘free’ healthcare down the drain

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      I dread the moment I need to see a doctor in Russia because I know that seeing a doctor in Russia is not a pleasent experience. The prospect of crass bureaucracy coupled with idiotic rules and endless waiting in line forces me to turn around and take the same […]

  • Banksy @ Bristol City Museum Picture published by fingertrouble on Flickr under a CC BY 2.0 license

    East Europe’s Lost Generation?

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    Being young often means being unemployed or working in the wrong job. More and more young people cannot find suitable work after leaving university. I’ve read a lot about youth unemployment in Western Europe and the States, but I haven’t heard much about young people out of work in Eastern Europe. When […]

  • When the state fails

    BRICS Reports: When The State Fails

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    This article is part of a cooperation between Future Challenges and the Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI). SGI’s new study “Change Ahead? Sustainable Governance in the BRICS” examines policy making in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. We’ve asked five of our bloggers to tell us what they think about the reports. On environmental issues, […]

  • Reindeers and children by ugraland on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

    Russia: nomads fight for the Arctic

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    Russia is cursed with its resources: the oil and gas industry is growing so fast that 50% of the federal budget and three quarters of exports depend on its production. It seems that the country does not produce anything, but just relies on its natural resources.  At the same time […]