AvtoVAZ is looking for ways to increase demand for its products amid a sales slump. The company has added a new budget configuration, “Classic”, to the price list for the Lada Granta liftback, priced at 1.017 million rubles. Compared to the previous basic version, the price has dropped by 81,000 rubles. The savings were achieved…
In Russia, a new GOST for white bread made from wheat flour will come into effect on April 1, replacing the previous standard from 1986. According to the new GOST, the text of which is cited by “RIA Novosti”, it is allowed to produce oven bread (baked on the bottom of the oven – on…
In Russia, a new GOST for white bread made from wheat flour will come into effect on April 1, replacing the previous standard from 1986. According to the new GOST, the text of which is cited by “RIA Novosti”, it is allowed to produce oven bread (baked on the bottom of the oven – on…
The state monopoly Russian Railways has started bringing in workers from India: the first 35 Indians have joined the ranks of the Kuibyshev Infrastructure Directorate, a division of the company that serves several regions of the Volga region, reported “Govorit Nemoskva” informed sources. According to them, it’s difficult to recruit local residents for these positions,…
The beginning of this year was the worst for the Russian car market in the last 20 years, said Dmitry Kostromin, the sales and marketing director of AvtoVAZ. “We made forecasts for how 2026 would start. Unfortunately, it started even worse than we predicted. In my opinion, this is probably the worst January-February in the…
The authorities failed to increase fish consumption to the recommended 28 kg per person per year, as demanded by President Vladimir Putin. By the end of 2025, Russians on average ate only 24 kg – 2.4% less than a year earlier and 10.9% lower than in 2023, according to (https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8463677) the Fish Union data cited…
The growing economic problems due to the war and sanctions have hit the financial stability of Russian regions. By the end of 2025, the total deficit of regional budgets increased by 3.6 times compared to the previous year and reached 1.478 trillion rubles. As a result, the figure became a record for all time of…