Way to Russia presents the new feature: interviews with artists, musicians, and writers related to Russia. It follows the original idea of the Russian People interviews, which we've done over the last few years, but this time it's not random people in focus :-)
This first interview is with Vlad Sokolov, dj and producer, the founder of Sokolov Sounds breaks music label. He's currently based in London performing in various city's venues as well running his own weekly radio show. You can hear some tunes from the recent Perestroika album on Vlad's MySpace page.
This first interview is with Vlad Sokolov, dj and producer, the founder of Sokolov Sounds breaks music label. He's currently based in London performing in various city's venues as well running his own weekly radio show. You can hear some tunes from the recent Perestroika album on Vlad's MySpace page.
Kommersant newspaper published an article, which has interesting stats about the income of Moscovitans in 2006.
It turns out the average income in 2006 was 365 832 Roubles (about $13 549 US or about $1120 per month - 22.5% higher than in 2005 and more than 300% higher than in 2001).
More than 30% Moscovitans have income of more than $1000 US per month, and the top 10% earn more than $5000 US per month.
13% of Moscovitans live below the poverty line ($100 / month and less).
It turns out the average income in 2006 was 365 832 Roubles (about $13 549 US or about $1120 per month - 22.5% higher than in 2005 and more than 300% higher than in 2001).
More than 30% Moscovitans have income of more than $1000 US per month, and the top 10% earn more than $5000 US per month.
13% of Moscovitans live below the poverty line ($100 / month and less).
