The impact of the digital ruble on settlements and transaction forms should be considered in the context of the structural transformation of the monetary and payment system. [en.wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_bank_digital_currency)

The actions of the U.S. administration in the current environment can be viewed as prioritizing national interests over collective commitments within international institutions (G7, EU). Sanctions are being used as a policy instrument: from a tool of political coercion, they are turning into a regulator of domestic market volatility. [weforum](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/09/sdg-progress-report-2025/)

For most of human history, one of the main drivers of economic growth was positive population dynamics.

Sometimes, especially on a stressful and difficult day, even the simplest decisions become extremely hard for us. Which movie to watch in the evening? What time and where to schedule a meeting with friends? Which cake to buy for the holidays? If you've ever frozen in a stupor, unable to make a choice, the cause might well be what's called analysis paralysis. Why does it happen, and how can we protect ourselves from it?

A string of holidays is coming up – on Valentine's Day, Defender of the Fatherland Day, and International Women's Day, many rush to delight their loved ones and family. And, of course, savvy marketers won't miss the chance to capitalize on this – online platforms and store shelves are already buzzing with promotions and discounts, and your hand instinctively reaches to toss something useless but "two for the price of one" into the cart. So how do you stop holiday sales from repeatedly draining our cards and wallets, leaving behind a pile of unwanted junk and a sharp pang of guilt?

I wish I had a competent manager right now! How often you hear that. Recently, I caught myself on an unpleasant thought: we discuss employee retention only after the fact, when the person is already tired, when they've received an offer and have mentally quit. We resort to the usual set of measures: urgent promotions, spot bonuses, persuasion.

In an atmosphere of anxious news and tightly squeezed budgets, Muscovites still have one quiet way to keep from going mad – to hide in the space of art. Exactly one hundred years ago, in the 1920s, when revolution and instability were tearing the country apart, the Russian avant-garde – Malevich, Kandinsky – introduced abstraction as a rebellion against the chaos of reality, a symbol of a new era through emptiness and pure forms.

Premier screenings of the world masterpiece, the opera "Turandot" by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, took place last week on the historic stage of the Bolshoi Theater. The musical director of the production and chief conductor Valery Gergiev said: "Turandot" is the Bolshoi Theater's newest premiere. The opera is known throughout the world. What is important for us at the Bolshoi Theater — emphasized Maestro Valery Gergiev — in the year of the 250th anniversary of the theater's founding, works by great Russian and European masters must be performed on our stage.

The anniversary ARTDOM 2026 has wrapped up in Moscow: over 450 brands from 21 countries across 32,000 m² showcased Sense Sensory — the sensory sensuality of design and art, engaging all five senses.

Recently in Accra, at the partner Russian House of the Center for Public Diplomacy, an intensive course was launched to help Ghanaian students of the targeted enrollment program adapt to life in Russia before they soon leave to study at Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU).

An 8% decline in the number of students in India's primary schools over the past two years could lead to serious consequences.

As of January 1, 2025, Russia has 1,115 higher education institutions, with Lomonosov Moscow State University taking first place in the ranking of the best universities in Russia in 2024. But which other institutions train highly qualified specialists?