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As of 2024, according to Rosstat, 18.7% of people in Russia smoke, mainly aged 35-44. In 2018, 24.2% smoked. 43.5% of men and 86.3% of women have never tried smoking. The highest rates: Jewish Oblast (30.4%), Buryatia (25.6%), Amur Oblast (24.6%), Altai (24.4%), Komi (23.6%). The lowest: Chechnya (0.1%), Ingushetia (2.3%), Dagestan (7.2%), Kabardino-Balkaria (8.4%), Mordovia (9.2%). Moscow - 18.3%, St. Petersburg - 11.9%. The poor harvest (17.8M tons, 11.9% less than in 2023) led to a reduction in potato reserves in Russia. Wholesale prices have increased by more than 85% since the beginning of 2025, by 4.4 times compared to last spring. Retail prices have increased by 2.8 times year-on-year and amount to about 85 rubles per kg (1 USD). The Russian Finance Ministry has increased the expected 2025 budget deficit from 1.17 trillion (0.5% of GDP) to 3.79T rubles (1.7%). Expected oil and natural gas revenues have decreased from 10.93T to 8.3T, and the oil price forecast has been lowered from $69.7 to $56 per barrel. The inflation estimate has increased to 7.6%. From 2022 to 2024, according to the Bank of Russia, the share of Russian households with savings increased from 72.9% to 75.5%. The average savings increased from 115k to 145k rubles. In 2024, the funds of Russians in banks increased by 11.9 trillion rubles (+26.1%). The total amount is a record 57.5 trillion (about 700 billion USD). In 2024, according to Rosstat, the 10% of the least well-off population of Russia (average monthly income - 14,479 Rubles or 160 USD) accounted for 2% of the total cash income, and the 10% of the most well-off population (240,519 Rubles or 2,670 USD) - 30%. The income of the richest increased by 10%, and that of the poorest - by 6.5%. More notes from Russia »
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Nadezhda asks: I am looking for an email address to Regional Orphanage #5; Kubanskaya Str., 32 located in Birobidzhan. I am searching for records regarding my biological family and would like to contact them.
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In 2014, the Orphanage #5 in Birobidzhan was reorganized by merging with the Orphanage #1. In turn, this orphanage was closed in 2024. I think you can try to contact the Orphanage #2 in Birobidzhan, which is still functioning. Maybe they have some info about the archives of these closed orphanages.

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