Society News at HSE University

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.

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.

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.

of Russians believe that the most important values in life are marital happiness, children, and love.

of Russians who were born in the 1980s grew up in single-parent families. In the previous generation, this figure was lower at 16%.

of women working in food service companies, retail stores or at markets have either a higher education or an unfinished higher education.

is the rate at which couples living together for the first time get married.

January 28 saw the launch of a Kickstarter project developed by graduates from the HSE’s International College of Economics and Finance (ICEF).