‘We Are Not Ecologists at All – And That’s a Huge Plus’
The Recycle project began as an online journal about living an environmentally friendly lifestyle in the city, but in less than a year it went offline into real life. Now its staff members organize recycling collection points, give lectures at large companies and battle the myth that sustainability always has a tinge of craziness. In this edition of ‘Success Builder’, Recycle cofounder Elena Barysheva tells about people’s willingness to change, Wi-Fi enabled recycling centres and inexpensive environmentally friendly products.
ICEF Director Sergey Yakovlev Awarded Honorary Degree by University of London
During London Graduation Ceremony, which took place on March 11th at the University of London, ICEF Director Sergey Yakovlev was awarded honorary degree of Doctor of Science (Economics), honoris causa, for the contribution to development of higher economic education and ICEF academic achievements.
500,000 roubles
is the maximum grant amount that winners are able to receive in a competition sponsored by the Fund for Innovative Enterprise Support.
'I Create Beautiful Clothing for Beautiful Women'
Is it easy being a Russian clothing designer when factories cost, China sews, and discounts on cheap foreign brands can reach 70%? Everything is in authorship. HSE alumna Luda Nukishina tells Success Builder why business must be done in Moscow, how a Russian designer is better than H&M, and how to make things that people will definitely buy.
'The City Is the Most Complex Thing Anyone Has Ever Thought up'
Urban studies is a new field of study for Russia that is devoted to the sustainable development and use of city space. As part of the Success Builder project, Egor Korobeynikov, who is the creator of UrbanUrban and an HSE alumnus, talks about how he turned into an urbanist from a bank teller, and also about why Moscow should not be made into Europe and what officials need to be told.
58%
of Russians believe that discord and disunity are prevalent in the country and society. One third of people believe that consensus is more commonly found in the country.
63%
of Russians believe that the most important values in life are marital happiness, children, and love.
20%
of Russians who were born in the 1980s grew up in single-parent families. In the previous generation, this figure was lower at 16%.
31%
of women working in food service companies, retail stores or at markets have either a higher education or an unfinished higher education.
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