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| Until September 14, 2026, Chinese citizens have the right to enter Russia and stay for up to 30 days on a guest or business visit without a visa. In early September, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the introduction of a 30-day visa-free regime for Russian citizens. These measures are currently being implemented on a one-year trial basis. | In Jan-Oct 2025, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance, the Russian federal budget revenues totaled 29,924B rubles (+0.8%), non-oil and gas revenues - 22,425B (+11.3%), oil and gas revenues - 7,498B (-21.4%), primarily due to a decline in the average oil price. Expenditures - 34,113B (+15.4%). The deficit - 4,189B. In 2025, the deficit is expected to be 2.6% of GDP. | In 2026, the average state-funded pension in Russia (65+ years old - men, 60+ - women) will be about 28,000 rubles (350 USD) per month. The average social pension (does not depend on the length of employment and accumulated contributions) - about 17,000 rubles (210 USD). Social pensions are granted 5 years after reaching the general retirement age. | On October 13, 2025, "Rosatom" announced that the first-ever container transit from China to Europe via the Northern Sea Route arrived at the British port of Felixstowe. The ship departed from the port of Ningbo (China) on September 23. The journey through the Russian Arctic took 20 days, almost half the time it would take via traditional southern routes. | In 2024, according to the Ministry of Health of Russia, the leading regions in terms of alcoholism incidence were Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (247.8 people per 100 thousand population), the Mari El Republic (222.6), Jewish Autonomous Oblast (197.5), Kirov Oblast (161.5), Arkhangelsk Oblast (134.2). The lowest numbers were in Leningrad Oblast (13.7), Moscow (15.9), and St. Petersburg (22.6). | More notes from Russia » |
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Here are some approximate prices for goods in the Russian Empire in 1860: sunflower oil (16 kg): 4 rubles, eggs (10): 0.06 rubles, vodka (liter): 0.06 rubles, one piglet: 0.3 rubles, soap (1 kg): 0.25 rubles. The annual salary of a skilled worker was 150-300 rubles, a peasant - 50-100 rubles.
A peasant's hut in the central part of the country - 50-150 rubles, a private house in a town - 500-2,000 rubles, an apartment building (5-10 apartments) - 10,000-50,000 rubles, a noble's estate (with a park, 10-20 rooms) - 20,000-100,000+ rubles.
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