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| According to the Ministry of Finance, the Russian federal budget deficit for January-July 2026 was 6.455T rubles (80B USD or 2.8% of GDP), 70.5% higher than the planned budgeted deficit for 2026. Oil and gas revenues decreased by 16.8% to 4.595T. Non-oil and gas revenues - +18.3% (17.518T), VAT revenues - +24.9% (9.791T). Expenditures - +14.5% (28.567T). | In 2026, according to the Federal Penitentiary Service, the number of prisoners in pretrial detention centers and penal institutions in Russia decreased to 282,000. At the end of 2021, the number stood at 465,000. The main factors are the humanization of criminal penalties (forced labor, suspended sentences, etc.) and a program to recruit contract soldiers into the Armed Forces. | In Q1 2026, the Russian federal budget deficit reached 4.575T rubles, (20.87% higher than the planned annual deficit). Expenditures amounted to 12.885T, (17% higher than last year's level). Revenues were 8.2% lower (8.31T), oil and natural gas - 45.4% lower (1.443T). Non-oil and gas revenues increased by 7.1% to 6.866T. | According to Rusprofile, women account for 45.5% (7.9 million) of all active individual entrepreneurs in Russia. Among sellers on the largest Russian marketplaces (Ozon, Wildberries), their share is steadily growing, and in some categories already exceeds 50%. At the same time, men dominate among company managers (1,650,262 versus 851,771). | On February 20, 2026, according to the Moscow State University Meteorological Observatory, Moscow recorded its highest snow depth in 72 years of observations. The maximum snowdrift depth reached 80 cm. The previous absolute record was set on March 26, 2013 (77 cm). In many other regions of Russia, this winter also became the snowiest in recorded history. | More notes from Russia » |
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