how Russians in the hinterland lavish on funeral payments for the occupiers – WSJ
In the poorest republics of the Russian Federation, there is a construction boom, a record increase in bank deposits and record revenues of restaurants and bars.
The “economy of death” feeds the Russian military machine and gives impetus to the development of the remote peripheral regions of the Russian Federation. And local residents, instead of protesting against the huge number of coffins from Ukraine, seem to be satisfied with the situation.
This is stated in the article of The Wall Street Journal.
According to the publication, in some of the poorest regions of the Russian Federation, such as Tyva or Buryatia, the salary of the Russian military five times higher than the average salary of civilians.
Russian economist Vladyslav Inozemtsev estimated that the family of a conditional 35-year-old Russian who joined the ranks of the occupying army, fought for a year, and then died on the battlefield, will receive about 14.5 million rubles, which is equivalent to $150,000. It more than he would earn in a lifetime,…
