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100,000 IT professionals left Russia this year, minister acknowledges

December 21, 2022

While IT brain drain is not new in Russia, the trend has accelerated dramatically in 2022 following Russia’s war on Ukraine, the subsequent international sanctions and new waves of political repression across the country.  Speaking at the Russian parliament on December 20, digitalization minister Maksut Shadaev provided his estimate of the number of IT professionals …

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640,000 websites are currently blocked in Russia, reports NGO

December 16, 2022

Russia has blocked an average of 4,900 websites per week so far in 2022, according to Roskomsvoboda, an internet freedom NGO. According to Roskomsvoboda’s report, published Monday by the Kommersant business daily, authorities restricted 14,800 websites last week alone — the highest total in a single week in several years. While it did not name potential …

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Russian VC market in crisis: volumes and valuations fell sharply in 2022

January 31, 2023

Russia’s venture market, which hardly even reached $1 billion in pre-war years, is enduring hard times.  In the first half of 2022, it fell by almost 40% in volume, according to industry research agency DSight, cited by industry news site PlusWorld. Company valuations in the tech sector have fallen dramatically, according to a study from Skolkovo and Tinkoff Private. …

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Bitcoin mining revenue in Russia grew 18 times in 4 years before “worst quarter”

October 26, 2022

The revenue from bitcoin mining in Russia has increased 18 times between 2017 and 2021, according to a new report by computing hardware distributer Intelion Data Systems, quoted by RBC Crypto. During the period, the total grew from 7 billion rubles in first studied year (below $114 million, at current exchange rates) to 128 billion …

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War spurs crypto activity in Russia and Ukraine

October 29, 2022

The deadly conflict that started with Russia’s assault on Ukraine has increased crypto-related activity in both countries, according to Chainalysis. Fiat inflation and sanctions pressure led to several spikes in transaction volumes this year, the blockchain forensics firm has found, while Eastern Europe as a whole sustained its role in the global crypto ecosystem.

YouTube used increasingly in Russia mainly for entertainment purposes

September 20, 2022

According to Mediascope data (cited by Kommersant), Russians spent more time on YouTube in the first six months of 2022 than previously. They spent on average about 84 minutes per day on the site in this period, then 87 minutes in July and 88 minutes in August. Among the reasons for this trend could be news fatigue and a desire for …

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35 million Russians downloaded VPN applications in H1 2022

August 18, 2022

According to the latest release of Atlas VPN’s Global VPN Adoption Index, downloads of virtual private networks (VPN) reached 215 million in the first half of 2022. Russia recorded the most significant shift, with nearly 35 million downloads of VPN services in said period.  While Russians had only made only 12.5 million downloads during the previous year, …

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Russian e-commerce up 50% in H1 2022

August 12, 2022

The volume of online sales of physical goods in Russia grew 1.5-fold year-on-year in the first half of 2022 to 2.2 trillion ($27.5 billion at the pre-war exchange rate, or $36.4 at the current one), the Association of Internet Commerce Companies said on August 11, as reported by TASS. “Total online commerce amounted to 2.3 trillion …

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Report: Lessons learned from cyber operations during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

July 12, 2022

What key lessons can we draw from the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine about the role of cyber operations in military conflict? How do Russian cyber operations differ in wartime compared to peacetime activity? And what cyber activity can we expect in the months ahead?  On 30 May, the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative (ECCRI) …

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Huawei, Lenovo, Union Pay, Xiaomi: Russia’s hopes for Chinese relief from western sanctions could be dashed to dust

May 10, 2022

Chinese IT companies are “quietly pulling back from doing business in Russia under pressure from US sanctions and suppliers,” despite calls by Beijing for companies to resist overseas pressure, WSJ reports.   Several major companies are decreasing shipments to Russia, including PC giant Lenovo and smartphone and gadget maker Xiaomi. These two companies have actually stopped deliveries to Russia, even though …

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After online orders doubled in 2021, Russian e-commerce keeps positive track in time of war

April 29, 2022

Russia’s domestic e-commerce market grew by more than 50% last year, reports research agency Data Insight, reaching 4.1 trillion rubles (around $55 billion at the average exchange rate). No less than 1.7 trillion orders were made, more than doubling (+104%) year-on-year — in which Data Insight sees an all-time record.  Online sales accounted for some …

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Report: How the war in Ukraine is affecting the content that TikTok users see in Russia

March 22, 2022

After Twitter, Facebook and Instagram were banned, TikTok is the only remaining global social media platform still available in Russia. According to Datareportal, it attracted nearly 55 million users in Russia in February 2022; and its audience is likely to grow even more, should it avoid being banned too. What can Russians users see on …

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