65%
of Russians who know or who at least have heard about public, nonprofit organizations and initiatives in their city, village or settlement, learned about them through ‘word of mouth’.
1.5
is how many times more likely major Russian companies are to change managing directors during a crisis in comparison to calmer times.
57%
of full-time university students in 2014 worked in parallel with their studies.
55%
of lawyers in Russia report that they are currently providing pro bono work. Another 18% said that they had offered free legal aid in the past.
5,094
people have submitted applications to HSE Master’s programmes this year. This is 1.5 times more than the number in 2014.
60%
of Russian men born in the 1960s or earlier consume vodka. For the younger generations, the popularity of this type of alcohol has fallen significantly.
300
is the number of senior citizens over 65 years of age that there will be for every 1,000 people of working age in China by the early 2030s.
1.5
is the number of times by which the incidence of circulatory system abnormalities increased in Russia in 2013 in comparison with 1990.