Russia's monograds risk becoming big problem for Putin
Many Russian towns are reliant on a single industry and the risk of unrest in Putin's political heartland is growing
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- Donor regions
- Regional variation
- Monograd woes
- Pikalevo 2.0
- Putin will need scapegoats
- Kremlin cannot save all monograds
- Perfect storm
- Large cities
- Industrial production
- Real wages falling
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_350.jpg "Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the State Council Presidium (Reuters/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool)")