Stories from Russia

Radio Rossii's program 'Moscow Discoveries' features host Sergey Ivashko discussing developments by Moscow scientists.

The entire squad of a Russian soccer team has been changed, with no French players remaining.

A novel titled 'Brilliant Romance,' also translated as 'Khuliganka's Prize,' features an epigraph from Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot.' The broadcast also mentioned Joseph Koudia's novel 'Autumn in Petersburg,' which centers on Dostoevsky.

A Russian farmer described managing a large farm with four cows, a horse, and pigs. The farmer stated that relatives and family members helped with the early morning work.

The discussion touched upon property ownership in Russia, contrasting it with practices in Japan where properties might be given away due to a lack of heirs. The report mentioned Vorkuta as a location where apartments are available for approximately 100,000 units of currency.

A commentator stated that Vladimir Putin is not a tyrant who has taken his nation hostage. The idea is that the danger will persist as long as the imperial idea guiding him continues, suggesting the true problem is not just one man.

Visitors to the Grand Maket Russia museum in Saint Petersburg experienced long queues. One visitor reported waiting two and a half hours to enter the museum. The temperature outside was minus 29 degrees Celsius.

The world fears investing in the dollar, and the United States has conflated the dollar as a tool of coercion with a tool for making money. The possibility of China being behind many global struggles was raised.

A group of protesters separated from a larger march and attacked police officers with clubs in Moscow. The incident occurred during the 28th round of the Russian Premier League. In another match, Krylya Sovetov defeated Spartak 2-1. The protest, which involved youth, was against capitalism and high rental rates. Protesters voiced opposition to the rising cost of living in Germany. The broadcast included a segment with Vera Brosimova and discussed 'Trisovskie tasks'. The protest march was led by the state personnel trade union federation and moved from the Mont-Blanc Bridge to the Old Town. Protesters are criticizing budget draft measures that include a three-year freeze on wage increments and the freezing of inflation adjustments. State personnel had previously engaged in a work stoppage to protest the measures.

Russian intellectuals viewed capitalism with a critical eye, particularly its pursuit of profit and social stratification. Capitalism arrived in Russia in 1861 following the abolition of serfdom.