Neeka’s Backlog has the calculations done already. And here’s a recent news article.

There are some interesting points to note here, however.

Opinion polls recently published show that some 60% of this group believe that the state’s task is to provide for its citizens.
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Far from welcoming social security reform, the polls suggest that a third of Russians want a return to state planning, and only 10% think free enterprise should be a national priority.

What can I say? These people are stupid and have become reliant on the system, and I have no doubt that the former is caused by the latter.

This article puts this in the light of the Putin government becoming destabilized.

Their protests have become known in the Russian media as the “chintz revolution”…

“Revolution” is really becoming a buzzword nowadays. The Communist Party there seems to be taking advantage of the situation, but I don’t welcome a revolution by people who would govern even worse than Putin.

The news always gives a pretty fuzzy picture of the situation though. So when in doubt, I’ll find a blog.