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Housing and communal services tariffs from October 1: a record 15% increase in 17 years

Housing and communal services tariffs from October 1: a record 15% increase in 17 years

7 September 2026
Starting October 1, utility rates will increase by an average of 15%—a 17-year high. In some regions, the increase will reach 30%, and by 2029, bills will even double in some places.
Holiday romance

Holiday romance

The Lagonaki Plateau is one of the most beautiful places in the Western Caucasus, and…

2 2023 June
"The prospect of a second chance for democratization for Russia is negligible."

"The prospect of a second chance for democratization for Russia is negligible."

Even after Vladimir Putin, Russia may continue to move towards…

1 2023 June
"He writes the word 'homeland' with a small letter."

"He writes the word 'homeland' with a small letter."

For the first time in Russia, the Ministry of Justice has designated a college founder as a foreign agent. NeMoscow spoke with…

31 May 2023
Children and animals are a powerful tool for manipulation: How a school is doing after a year of war

Children and animals are a powerful tool for manipulation: How a school is doing after a year of war

The war brought changes to all aspects of Russian life. Some of them…

30 May 2023
"The guy was nervous. Secretive."

"The guy was nervous. Secretive."

What did the court hear about Alexey Poltavets, who confessed to journalists...

26 May 2023
Schrödinger Bridge, or How Our Homeland Lives in Isolation

Schrödinger Bridge, or How Our Homeland Lives in Isolation

According to the latest census, in a Siberian village in the north of Kemerovo…

25 May 2023
Stench: A smoky garbage dump is poisoning residents of a city in Kuzbass.

Stench: A smoky garbage dump is poisoning residents of a city in Kuzbass.

The ancient Kuzbass town of Mariinsk is shrouded in smoke. The smoke erupts from a…

24 May 2023
The Unbending Madonna 

The Unbending Madonna 

"NeMoscow" tells the story of the Madonna of North Ossetia, a blind, legless woman...

23 May 2023
For children, deer, and squirrels! How "village fools" took their small homeland seriously and became a danger to the authorities.

For children, deer, and squirrels! How "village fools" took their small homeland seriously and became a danger to the authorities.

Since 2021, Lipetsk activists have been trying to get the authorities to understand: organize…

22 May 2023
"Anonymous, useless, forgotten"

"Anonymous, useless, forgotten"

Among the thousands of graves on the 154 hectares of Gusinobrodskoye Cemetery in Novosibirsk, 243 Wagnerites are laid to rest. 242 —…

19 May 2023
A hike is like a bathhouse - everyone is equal

A hike is like a bathhouse - everyone is equal

Some people like to run, others like to row. For Sergey and Evgeniya…

17 May 2023
On glass negatives

On glass negatives

A year ago, former Novaya Gazeta journalist Nikita Girin called a native of Uzbekistan…

15 May 2023
China and Yakutia: Friendship Forever? Top Yakut-Chinese Unimplemented Projects

China and Yakutia: Friendship Forever? Top Yakut-Chinese Unimplemented Projects

"Yakutia should become an outpost for cooperation between Russia and China," "cooperation...

12 May 2023
"To answer the question, who are you, you need to know how they lived."

"To answer the question, who are you, you need to know how they lived."

What's wrong with 40 women in kokoshniks? How do you collect…

8 May 2023
Sale in the Land of the Deaf

Sale in the Land of the Deaf

A garment factory in Ryazan that employs deaf people may close.

5 May 2023
"They're jacking up the prices, they're jacking them up real good."

"They're jacking up the prices, they're jacking them up real good."

Six months of hotel accommodations and housing certificates starting from 2,9 million rubles:…

4 May 2023
School in the sewing workshop

School in the sewing workshop

In the high-mountain Dagestani village of Rakhata, there are more than 400 children aged 6…

3 May 2023
Farewell to Bologna

Farewell to Bologna

Firstly, we were kicked out, and secondly, we never liked it there:…

2 May 2023
"It's very sad that our children are leaving the country. But that's the reality."

"It's very sad that our children are leaving the country. But that's the reality."

The story of how apolitical artist Nikolai Boyarshinov from St. Petersburg…

April 29 2023
"How else can we convey to people the scale of the madness that's happening? There's no other way."

"How else can we convey to people the scale of the madness that's happening? There's no other way."

The story of retired Lieutenant Colonel Vitaly Votanovsky, who photographed the graves of fallen soldiers…

April 28 2023
"You didn't know he was going to die?"

"You didn't know he was going to die?"

The story of a blind man from Ryazan who was given a second guide dog, but he didn't…

April 27 2023
"They always promise to come back for the animals and never do."

"They always promise to come back for the animals and never do."

How a private shelter in the Belgorod region is trying to save dogs from…

April 26 2023
Three terrible disasters that happened in the Urals. They tried to cover them up.

Three terrible disasters that happened in the Urals. They tried to cover them up.

April 26 is Remembrance Day for those who died in radiation accidents and…

April 26 2023
You will answer for Remarque!

You will answer for Remarque!

Center "E" added a mother of two from Vladikavkaz to a list of unreliable citizens without...

April 20 2023