Thus Russia in 2013, unlike Russia of the mid and late 1970's, has a growing birthrate, decreasing mortality, declining numbers of alcohol deaths, and a broadly flat level of military spending.
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I have been living in Moscow for a while now and almost everything I read or heard before moving here is not exactly what I see and feel and most information I got was exaggerated stereotypes.
"Facts rarely win over emotions". it is not only one of my favorite quotes, it has also been proven by clinical psychologists and neuroscientists. Our brain tends to look for elements that contribute to re-enforcing our beliefs so we feel more secure in an unknown world.
In this article there is a focus on data that are showing that things are changing pretty fast in Russia and not necessarily in the way people used to think only 3-5 years ago.