“The average monthly salary last year in Russia was 56,545 rubles, or approximately $670, according to state statistics agency Rosstat.”
“Vladislav Davankov, deputy chairman of the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, said on Tuesday that his New People party proposed extending holidays in May to give people time to plant orchards and improve food security for the fall. “People need to survive,” he said, noting the surge in borscht set prices.”