UrBC, Moscow, October 12, 2015. 53% of Russians do not have enough savings to be able to afford a large purchase (the sum in question is their month’s pay), the National Financial Research Agency (NAFI) reports. Both people living in rural parts of the country and those from bigger cities agree on the scale of their financial flexibility. Younger people in the 18-19 age group find it the most difficult to find the money they need, while those in the 30-39 age group find it the easiest, with 41% of them having no trouble finding the required amount. Buying a house or an apartment or investing

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, October 12, 2015. Koltsovo Airport Customs officers confiscated a nineteenth-century violin worth €200,000 from a Czech musician, Ural Customs Administration reports. The musician arrived in Yekaterinburg at the invitation of Sverdlovsk Academic Philharmonic. ‘Koltsovo Customs officers found a black case with a violin and a bow in the man’s luggage; the violin is believed to be a valuable piece,’ the Administration says. It turned out the musician had not declared the instrument in his customs declaration. The customs officers had to subject the violin to an expert

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, October 12, 2015. The number of psychiatrists’ patients kept rising in Sverdlovsk Region between January and September 2015 because of the area’s deteriorating economy, Dean of Sosnovy Bor Sverdlovsk Region Neurosis Clinic Mikhail Pertzel says. ‘People complain about their interpersonal communication problems as usual, but increasingly more men are coming in who feel they are failing as breadwinners and family security providers. This points to economic problems,’ he says. Pertzel believes the number of neurosis cases will keep rising in the area. Doctors also report on

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, October 12, 2015. ChTPZ Group presented its ceramic flux production capacities at the 15th Weldex/Rossvarka Fair. The exhibition, dedicated to welding materials, equipment, and technology, was held in Sokolniki, Moscow on October 6-9, the Group’s press service reports. ChTPZ Group started making ceramic flux in 2004 within the framework of its import replacement program. The range of available varieties now comprises six different brands, all certified by the National Welding Control Agency. The produce also meets the European TÜV standards, which proves its great quality

UrBC, Omsk, October 12, 2015. Bridge-layers MTU 90M and TMM6, engineering vehicles manufactured by Omsktransmash (a member enterprise of Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation) were featured in Russian Defense Ministry Zvezda Channel’s military show dedicated to the ways engineering vehicles are used in the Russian Armed Forces, the corporation’s press service reports. Most of the camera work took place at the plant, on the specially prepared test site, and on a country pond. Author and presenter Alexei Yegorov, cameramen Ivan Yelovykh and Dmitri Bukharov, and producer Maria Stremina tried to present