In Russia, 41 regions have now introduced a maternity allowance of around 100,000 rubles (approximately €1,070) for pregnant schoolgirls. Previously, this benefit was only available to university students. Officially, the money is intended to support girls in difficult life circumstances…
Three years have passed since the beginning of full-scale Russian aggression, when millions of Ukrainians were forced to leave their homes under shelling and take their children to safe places. Many of the children who left Ukraine at that time…
Those who have attended municipal concerts in local cultural centers near gypsy settlements—or taboras, as they are commonly called by both neighbours and residents—have likely heard a lively rendition of a song with the refrain: “Well, what can I say,…
The State Duma finally passed a shameful bill on the non-admission of non-citizen children to school if they do not have proof of the Russian language competence and the legality of their stay in the Russian Federation. This is presumably…
In recent years, after the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has significantly tightened its legislation on migration and citizenship, and some innovations create an immediate risk of statelessness. The long-standing problem of statelessness has not yet been solved in Russia, while…
Russia is preparing for the “main autumn holiday” (as it is called on official websites and in the media), which has been held already for 20 years under the name of the Day of National Unity, November 4. Few people…
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