Three decades after Soviet collapse, Russia tells UN it’s eliminated ‘extreme’ poverty, but millions still require govt help

The disastrous 1990s are now a generation ago, but the scars still remain. Only now has Russia eradicated extreme poverty, and 18.1 million people still live below the subsistence minimum. However, things are slowly improving.

On Friday, Russia told the UN it had “achieved the goal of eliminating extreme poverty,” and outlined the country’s successes. 

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