Mortgage lending in the world of Russian capitalism is a tool for robbing the people. None of the presidential decrees that set targets for mortgage interest rates were met
We constantly say that interest rates on bank loans in Russia are high. But everything is learned by comparison. Maybe we exaggerate, exaggerate? I offer readers some comparisons of Russia with other countries. And then we will try to understand the reasons and meaning of country differences
Russia entered the top 5 leaders in economic crime, equaling this indicator with Uganda. This follows from the report of the auditing company PricewaterhouseCoopers
What should be the new national idea of Russia? Why did the Russian people take on faith the ideals of the October Revolution? How can we replace the mythical "friendship of peoples", the fruits of which we are reaping today? Svetlana Vasilievna Zharnikova's view
The fascists' ideas about the people of Soviet Russia, into whose territory they invaded on June 22, 1941, were determined by an ideology that portrayed the Slavs as “subhuman”. However, already the first battles forced the invaders to change a lot in these views
Nine out of ten people breathe air with a high concentration of pollutants. Microscopic pollutants can pass through our body's defense systems and cause a variety of diseases that annually claim about seven million lives
Our lives have changed dramatically in the past few weeks. The inhabitants of the Earth were united by a common misfortune and anxiety for their health - perhaps never before has humanity mobilized so quickly in the face of danger and uncertainty. But why can't we also get together and join forces to save our planet from the coming floods, droughts and plastic pollution?
Each of us has heard: do not eat meat, so you will weaken global warming. To paraphrase the classics: "Greta Thunberg didn't eat meat either." Anyway, plant food from one hectare can feed much more people than meat or milk from the same hectare
Carbon dioxide is certainly important for the Earth's biosphere, but not in such quantities that are emitted into the atmosphere today. For the first time, the human influence on the level of CO2 in the atmosphere was noted in the middle of the 19th century and since then has steadily and rapidly increased. Now the concentration of carbon dioxide has reached its maximum level in the last 800 thousand years, and maybe for the entire 20 million years
The cult of workaholism is not slowing down. We characterize ourselves only through professional identity, we consider senseless processing a virtue
We are publishing an archived recording of an interview with Erich Fromm, in which a German psychologist talks about the diseases of society of the 20th century, the problems of personality that it faces in the era of consumption, people's attitudes towards each other, true values and the dangers that await us in the era of wars and states manipulations
Goal setting is an integral part of life: we set goals for career, health and tomorrow, sometimes without even thinking about it, but, of course, it is still better to do it correctly and consciously
Cooperation is a natural reaction of any healthy society to any threat. Only cooperation can help to survive in any conditions. Cooperation is not commerce, it is mutual assistance and interaction of people
Some are convinced that learning new skills is a privilege for young people who are just starting their careers or looking to get a promotion. But in reality this is not the case, because it is possible and necessary to develop your skills and obtain new qualifications at any age, since, among other things, it helps to maintain physical and psychological health at the proper level
Yes, I also think that 2020 is going too far, but news is news, and viruses are viruses. So, in early July, the Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan warned of an outbreak of "unknown pneumonia" in the country. This came after the Kazakh authorities reported cases of pneumonia in June, raising public concern
A married couple of Moscow virologists in the 1950s tested one vaccine on their own children. Side effect discovered by them gives new hope for protection against coronavirus
The forced shutdown of the economy, accompanied by fines, arrests and revocation of business licenses, is not a natural consequence of the pandemic. It is the result of decisions by politicians who have suspended constitutional institutions and the legal recognition of fundamental human rights
Life is an unpredictable thing, so even in a critical situation you need to be fully armed and keep your mind. However, sometimes a person simply does not know how to do the right thing in order not to make things worse. Next, we will learn how to behave during injuries, fires and accidents on the water
I understand perfectly well that most people on the Internet are no longer able to read an article from more than one page of a Word document. It’s not that important. Without a brief description of what is called "evidence-based medicine" in the modern world, it will be difficult to argue some of the things that modern bureaucrats from science called "pseudoscience"
Probably, I too often focus on various options for the development of the global systemic crisis, which both the fighting wings of the financial oligarchy - leftists and liberals are actively trying to straddle, every hour voicing their mriya about extrajudicial mass executions on social, ethnic and even gender grounds
Under no circumstances should any alcoholic beverages or alcohol-containing products be consumed to prevent or treat COVID-19
Peter Koenig says that no virus kills humanity like the declared fight against it
Periodic vision loss due to frequent smartphone use was first diagnosed in a British patient three years ago. Later, experts explained how exactly gadgets could provoke blindness. Hanging on the phone is fraught with other serious consequences for the body
Epidemiologists around the world fear that some time after the removal of lockdowns, social distancing practices and other restrictions, the world will be covered with a second wave of COVID-19. Let's figure out what it is - and what the second wave might look like if it really happens
The audience of the World Wide Web is getting younger every year. According to the research carried out, the age of children - active Internet users - is 7-9 years old today. They look for friends on the Internet, listen to music, watch cartoons, live online games. Simultaneously with the global expansion of the Network, the urgency of such a problem as information security is increasing
American scientists have discovered that honey from the United States contains radioactive substances. The discovery was made by accident when Professor Jim Caste
According to the Iraqi author, a doctor by training, there is a so-called downside to the positive side of the pandemic, and so many people overlook it, concentrating on the negative. Yes, there is no doubt that the coronavirus has brought a lot of pain and suffering to people, hit the economies of countries … But there are also positive consequences, which are described in the article
Whether we like it or not, our planet's resources are dwindling. Humanity is obsessed with minerals, but there are equally important resources that are on the verge of extinction. And without them, our life will become much more difficult
Having pulled out only one line from the large report of the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev "Security of Russia in the modern world", first Lenta.ru, and then a number of other publications suddenly rushed to tell that the American military biological laboratories, of which there are more and more around Russia, is okay and almost useful, but our main danger comes from global warming
The words “planet in danger” are often heard from all sorts of conservation activists and are usually not meant to be taken literally. The planet as an astronomical body successfully survived both total glaciation and the impact of an asteroid, after which a three-hundred-kilometer crater was formed
Experts assure that the planet is once again in a situation where the likelihood of a global war is greater than ever. And if it happens, then we will need only one plan for the future - a plan of survival! Welcome to the post-apocalyptic world
Man is what he eats. This is the same banal truth as "the poison offered to you by the sage, accept, but do not take balm from the hands of a fool." Or, from the same source of wise truths, "you better starve than eat anything, and it is better to be alone than with just anyone." But most of us eat just about anything, and if we go on a diet, then very often we are guided by the advice of not wise men
Well, who among us has not been touched by a good-natured neighbor's Labrador? Who hasn't stroked a cat at least once and smiled at her answering purr? Fish, parrots, turtles … In every second house there is probably some kind of living creature, except for children, cockroaches and mother-in-law
What does this "deadly seven" look like? All your "enemies" are on this list
A really hard collapse in the country is happening with garbage! The garbage reform now is an exclusively state monopolization of the “garbage business” for the sake of huge sums of money. Nothing more
The chaga mushroom growing in our country is considered a treasure created by nature itself. The fact is that it has many healing properties. Its second name is "Siberian mushroom of immortality." Every year the mushroom becomes more and more popular and not only in Russia
From the point of view of science, stress is a completely normal condition for the human body. Our body is a very intelligent self-regulating system, capable of maintaining a more or less stable state under the onslaught of external stimuli
There are a lot of lung diseases. But, most of them are caused by mold spores. This is very well shown in the movie "Mold"
Sorting out misconceptions related to dietary supplements with the MD
A person who wants to accumulate personal strength, that is, vital energy, which is needed in order to overcome obstacles, without difficulty realizing his intentions and working on himself, must get rid of pride