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There are 65 item(s) tagged with the keyword "social issues".

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1. A Rough Patch for Putin?

The Russian president is seeing some of his lowest approval ratings in decades, and that's according to state media.

Tags: dissent, social issues, putin
2. Man Murders "English Spy" Girlfriend

In St. Petersburg, a man killed his friend thinking she was an English Spy.

Tags: crime, social issues, st. petersburg, espionage, murder
3. Fight for an Apartment

Russian orphans have to fight in the war to access apartments they are legally entitled to.

Tags: military, social issues, apartment, war in ukraine, orphanage, orphans
4. Now Queen is LGBT Propaganda

A Moscow man was fined for "LGBT propaganda" after posting pictures from Queen's 1984 music video, "I Want to Break Free."

Tags: politics, censorship, dissent, social issues, music, lgbt
5. Veterans Struggle for Jobs

Many former soldiers say stigma and disability keep them from getting the jobs they need to carry on.

Tags: government, social issues, military, war, russia file
6. Don't Worry, the City's Got It

In Russia's latest efforts to boost birthrates, St. Petersburg students who have children will be paid R200,000.

Tags: social issues, economy, demographic, children
7. Russians Turned to Diet Drugs and Antidepressants

Sales of weight-loss drugs and antidepressants surged last year, while abortion pills fell in response to tighter controls.

Tags: social issues, statistics, health, russia file
8. "Slavs Only": Discriminatory Rental Ads Persist

An analysis of rental ads across 30 major Russian cities finds ethnic discrimination is still shaping who gets housing.

Tags: regions, social issues, law
9. Property Lost, Entry Denied

Thousands of Ukrainians are having their homes in Mariupol stolen from them by the Russian state.

Tags: social issues, law, mariupol, war, russia file
10. Watch Only Half an Episode

A Russian TV channel cut half an episode of a popular sitcom for jokes that implied a character might be gay.

Tags: social issues, internet, Film & TV, lgbt, censorship

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