Автор: Adilia S. Еще не так давно молодые люди чаще находили свою любовь в кругу друзей и знакомых, в кафе и на улице, но времена стремительно меняются. Сегодня проще открыть приложение или сайт знакомств в смартфоне и просмотреть анкеты понравившихся кандидатов, завести переписку, и кто знает, найти будущего партнера в своем городе, а может, и за…
The pay gap between men and women in Ukraine jumped from 26% disparity in 2013 to 41% in 2015, for the same level positions. The pay gap is especially distinct on higher level positions, where women earn substantially less than men, Finance.ua reported. The findings are based on data of the Ukrainian employment portal Rabota…
Ukrainians spend 42% of their income on food, according to government’s statistics. The percentage of income spent on food increased in the last 3 years, Finance.ua reported. Ukrainians Spend Larger Portion of Their Income on Food In the last years, people started to buy cheaper food. Instead of fish, poultry, and meat citizens are purchasing…
Ukrainian export exceeded import by 632 million dollars in 2015. The last time Ukraine had a positive balance of export to import was in 2005. At that time the positive excess was $3.7 billion dollars, according to Ukrainian government’s statistics portal Ukrstat. In 2014 Ukraine imported goods on 527 million dollars more than exported. The…
National Bank of Ukraine accepted a new legislation that eases limitations on electronic financial systems such as PayPal. Implementing “Changes to the stature about electronic money in Ukraine” will allow private Ukrainian citizens to receive funds in electronic currencies, issued by non-residential systems of international online payments, Finance.ua reported. The measures are directed towards private…
Pope Francis met with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Havana, Cuba, last Friday. Russian Christian church and Catholics split nearly 1,000 years ago. The meeting is historical due to Pope seen as a leader of western Christians, and the Orthodox Patriarch as the supporter of eastern block of countries, formerly uniting Soviet Union republics and…
Galloping inflation and price hikes caused Russians to drink less. In 2015 Russians consumed 5.3% less alcoholic beverages than in 2014, Lenta.ru reported. The research was conducted by Nielsen group. Gin and tequila sales took the biggest hit in Russia, having lost 20.3% of the sales volume. Sales of whisky also experienced a significant drop…
Online shopping has been further limited in Belarus. Now Belarus women will be allowed to purchase goods to the value of only 22 Euro tax-free, with the weight of the parcel below 10 kg (22 lbs). Heavier parcels and the ones containing more expensive goods will be taxed at 30% of their declared value, but…
Slavic people and particularly Russian women deeply believe in the concept of Destiny. This concept is widely accepted in Russian culture as the basis of human existence. It Has Been Destined What is Destiny? Russian women would prefer to believe that anything positive that happens to them was predetermined, rather than think it was due…
23 February became an unofficial men’s holiday in Russia, although formally it’s known as Defender of Fatherland Day. It was also known as Russian Army Day or Red Army Day until 2002. Former Soviet Union republics Belarus, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan celebrate this day as well. It is a public holiday in Russia. In 2016 23…
