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Some manufacturers shrunk the typical one-liter containers to 900 milliliters. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Consumer Goods , Shrinkflation

Simplified: In Russia, some milk manufacturers have reduced the size of their containers from one liter to 900 milliliters.

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2 weeks ago
After the French dairy giant Danone’s exit, the Kremlin seized its assets before selling them to a loyal businessman. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ France , Russia , Government Action , Corporate Activity

Simplified: After French dairy company Danone exited Russia, the Kremlin seized its assets and sold them to a businessman loyal to the government.

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2 weeks ago
Russia seized and rebranded this Ukrainian vodka. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Russia , Ukraine , Sanctions , Corporate Activity

Simplified: Russia seized the Ukrainian vodka brand Khortytsia and rebranded it as Horta.

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2 weeks ago
After overheating in 2024, the economy started to stabilize in 2025. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia

Simplified: After overheating in 2024, the Russian economy began to stabilize in 2025.

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2 weeks ago
“For poor citizens whose revenue is lower than average in the rural regions, the real C.P.I. may be evaluated at about 25 to 45 percent for the past 12 months,” he said in an interview. 1.000

👤 Andrei Barkhota 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Statistics , Inflation

Simplified: Independent economist Andrei Barkhota estimated in September 2026 that for the preceding 12 months, the real Consumer Price Index for poor citizens in...

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2 weeks ago
The Russian Federal State Statistics Service reported this month that the cost of basic staples for borscht, including cabbage, beets, carrots and potatoes, had gone up in the past year by 20 to 30 pe... 1.000

👤 Russian Federal State Statistics Service 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Statistics , Food

Simplified: In September 2026, the Russian Federal State Statistics Service reported that the cost of basic borscht ingredients (cabbage, beets, carrots, potatoes...

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2 weeks ago
Officially, the Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.), which measures the average change in the cost of an average basket of goods and services, for January to May of 2026 is 6 percent. 1.000

👤 Official Russian data 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Statistics , Inflation

Simplified: According to official data, Russia's Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.) was 6 percent for the period of January to May 2026.

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2 weeks ago
the new iPhone 18 was available in Moscow one day after it was launched in the United States 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Russia , Consumer Goods , Sanctions

Simplified: The new iPhone 18 was available for purchase in Moscow one day after its launch in the United States.

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2 weeks ago
Beef 33% 76% 1.000

👤 Rosstat and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Statistics , USA , Food Prices

Simplified: Between December 2021 and July 2026, the consumer price index for beef rose by 76% in Russia, compared to a 33% rise in the United States, according t...

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2 weeks ago
I remember visiting the site of a drone strike in central Moscow in the summer of 2023. 1.000

👤 Valerie Hopkins 📋 News Article 🏷️ Geopolitics , Russia , Ukraine War

Simplified: Article author Valerie Hopkins visited the site of a drone strike that occurred in central Moscow during the summer of 2023.

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2 weeks ago
Inflation soared in Russia after February 2022 as the country grappled with the fallout from sanctions, the flight of skilled workers and the transition to a wartime economy. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Ukraine War

Simplified: Following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, inflation in Russia soared after February 2022 due to sanctions, the flight of skilled workers, and the...

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2 weeks ago
Companies drove wages up to try and retain workers when millions of Russians went to fight or work for the military-industrial complex. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Ukraine War , Labor

Simplified: In Russia, companies increased wages to retain workers after millions of people went to fight in the war against Ukraine or to work for the military-i...

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2 weeks ago
Bread 25% 61% 1.000

👤 Rosstat and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Statistics , USA , Food Prices

Simplified: Between December 2021 and July 2026, the consumer price index for bread rose by 61% in Russia, compared to a 25% rise in the United States, according...

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2 weeks ago
Margarine 41% 60% 1.000

👤 Rosstat and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Statistics , USA , Food Prices

Simplified: Between December 2021 and July 2026, the consumer price index for margarine rose by 60% in Russia, compared to a 41% rise in the United States, accord...

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2 weeks ago
I bought this basket of groceries in Moscow earlier this year for the equivalent of $53. That’s about two-thirds of a school teacher’s average daily salary. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Cost of Living

Simplified: In April 2026, a basket of groceries purchased at an Auchan supermarket in Moscow cost the equivalent of $53, representing approximately 65% of a loca...

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2 weeks ago
Apples 17% 77% 1.000

👤 Rosstat and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Statistics , USA , Food Prices

Simplified: Between December 2021 and July 2026, the consumer price index for apples rose by 77% in Russia, compared to a 17% rise in the United States, according...

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2 weeks ago
She said she had also noticed “shrinkflation,” the practice of reducing product sizes while keeping prices the same or similar. Now, instead of selling a liter of milk, stores sell 900 milliliters, or... 1.000

👤 Yulia 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Consumer Goods

Simplified: A Moscow resident named Yulia reported observing "shrinkflation," citing the example of milk containers being reduced from 1 liter to 900 milliliters.

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2 weeks ago
Moscow Avg. daily teacher salary $82 1.000

👤 Mosstat 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Wages

Simplified: The average daily salary for a school teacher in Moscow is cited as $82, based on data from Mosstat and announced pay increases.

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2 weeks ago
Ekaterina, a 37-year-old marketing director, agreed to speak freely on condition that her last name be withheld to avoid retribution. She said the higher prices had forced her to change her shopping p... 1.000

👤 Ekaterina 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Cost of Living

Simplified: A 37-year-old Moscow marketing director named Ekaterina stated that due to rising prices, she had stopped buying expensive products like salmon and be...

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2 weeks ago
according to Rosstat... between January 2022 and July 2026... butter and milk both by almost 50 percent. 1.000

👤 Rosstat 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Russia , Statistics , Food Prices

Simplified: According to Russia's state statistics agency Rosstat, the average prices of butter and milk in the country both rose by almost 50% between January 20...

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2 weeks ago