[cunning_fish]

I’ve read Russia has lost more than 40,000 population centers down from total 158,000 it had in 1990, including over 200 cities.
Thus, they have a slight population growth since 2010.

[Enterprise]

"I’ve read Russia has lost more than 40,000 population centers down from total 158,000 it had in 1990"

WOW! The triumph of Communism endures!

In a sane educational system, "The Gulag Archipelago" would be required reading in the tenth grade.