A group of industrial workers in the central Russian region of Chelyabinsk have tried to survive on the national monthly minimum wage for one month. They found themselves starving, unable to afford medicine or treatment, and underperforming at work.
Originally published at – https://www.rferl.org/a/starving-weak-and-penniless-russians-try-life-on-minimum-wage/31026734.html

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