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1. Mapping Market Signals in Russian Industrial Stability
Knowledge Snap
Trend 1: Social Contract Fragility
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06:24 - 07:24
Thousands of protestors descended on the streets of Russia to demand Vladimir Putin's resignation.
19:42 - 20:45
Pensions were the only issue that actually moved the needle for Vladimir Putin's approval.
Trend 2: Demographic Inversion Pressures
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12:50 - 13:53
Russia has gotten considerably older over the last thirty years which has tilted the pension balance.
18:37 - 19:37
The ratio of old to young people in Russia will continue to grow precariously.
Trend 3: State-Managed Corporate Coercion
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09:34 - 10:34
Russian oligarchs are allowed freedom as long as they do not conduct excessive layoffs.
09:56 - 10:56
Russian businesses try to avoid layoffs by slowing recruitment and giving workers extended holidays.
Trend 4: Strategic Policy Implementation
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14:00 - 15:00
Vladimir Putin raised the retirement age while soccer fans were distracted by the World Cup.
14:52 - 15:54
Vladimir Putin's approval rating dropped by fifteen percent when the retirement announcement was made.
The Evolution of Russia’s Fragile Social Contract
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Geographic Isolation and Survival
00:23 - 01:23
The town of Vorkuta exemplifies the extreme logistical challenges of maintaining distant Arctic settlements.
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Industrial Dependency in Monotowns
02:32 - 03:32
Specialized industries like coal mining define the economic purpose and social structure of these remote cities.
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Systemic Economic Collapse
04:16 - 05:16
The fall of the Soviet Union dismantled the artificial support systems that kept single-industry towns viable.
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Public Resistance to Benefit Changes
03:29 - 04:29
Early attempts to reform social welfare triggered intense national protests and shaped future government policy.
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Establishing the Stability Formula
08:41 - 09:41
Vladimir Putin built political support by prioritizing high employment and increasing pension payouts to seniors.
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The Demographic Math Problem
12:56 - 14:00
An aging population created a structural imbalance between those contributing to and receiving from pension funds.
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Political Risk of Retirement Reform
03:35 - 04:35
Raising the retirement age in 2018 caused the largest drop in government approval ratings in decades.
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Structural Threat to the State
20:04 - 21:06
The erosion of pension security threatens the fundamental agreement between the Russian public and the administration.
Learning Pathway for Content Intelligence and Economic Forecasting
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1. Analyzing Single-Industry Economic Vulnerabilities | now through April 30, 2023), Skillshare is offering 40% off your first year of membership — one of their best offers out there! https://skl.sh/polymatter40 Go to https://skl.sh/polymatter04237 and the first 1,000 people will get a 1-month free trial of Skillshare Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/polymatter-what-putin-fears-more-than-war Sources: https://pastebin.com/AbaJ8EW1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/polymatters Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/PolyMatter Email: polymatter@standard.tv How I Make These Videos: https://skl.sh/2OW1YQR Music by Graham Haerther (http://www.Haerther.net) Audio editing by Eric Schneider Motion graphics by Vincent de Langen Thumbnail by Simon Buckmaster Writing & Direction by Evan This includes a paid sponsorship which had no part in the writing, editing, or production of the rest of the video. Putin TV appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9CH9-__gZ8 Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com Video supplied by Getty Images Maps provided by MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors and GEOlayers 3 Research and data collected with help from Statista https://youtube.com/@statistaofficial Select footage from the AP Archive |
2. Evaluating Market Resilience Post-Crisis | now through April 30, 2023), Skillshare is offering 40% off your first year of membership — one of their best offers out there! https://skl.sh/polymatter40 Go to https://skl.sh/polymatter04237 and the first 1,000 people will get a 1-month free trial of Skillshare Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/polymatter-what-putin-fears-more-than-war Sources: https://pastebin.com/AbaJ8EW1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/polymatters Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/PolyMatter Email: polymatter@standard.tv How I Make These Videos: https://skl.sh/2OW1YQR Music by Graham Haerther (http://www.Haerther.net) Audio editing by Eric Schneider Motion graphics by Vincent de Langen Thumbnail by Simon Buckmaster Writing & Direction by Evan This includes a paid sponsorship which had no part in the writing, editing, or production of the rest of the video. Putin TV appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9CH9-__gZ8 Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com Video supplied by Getty Images Maps provided by MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors and GEOlayers 3 Research and data collected with help from Statista https://youtube.com/@statistaofficial Select footage from the AP Archive |
3. Monitoring Socio-Political Unrest Signals | now through April 30, 2023), Skillshare is offering 40% off your first year of membership — one of their best offers out there! https://skl.sh/polymatter40 Go to https://skl.sh/polymatter04237 and the first 1,000 people will get a 1-month free trial of Skillshare Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/polymatter-what-putin-fears-more-than-war Sources: https://pastebin.com/AbaJ8EW1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/polymatters Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/PolyMatter Email: polymatter@standard.tv How I Make These Videos: https://skl.sh/2OW1YQR Music by Graham Haerther (http://www.Haerther.net) Audio editing by Eric Schneider Motion graphics by Vincent de Langen Thumbnail by Simon Buckmaster Writing & Direction by Evan This includes a paid sponsorship which had no part in the writing, editing, or production of the rest of the video. Putin TV appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9CH9-__gZ8 Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com Video supplied by Getty Images Maps provided by MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors and GEOlayers 3 Research and data collected with help from Statista https://youtube.com/@statistaofficial Select footage from the AP Archive |
4. Quantitative Modeling of Population Trends | now through April 30, 2023), Skillshare is offering 40% off your first year of membership — one of their best offers out there! https://skl.sh/polymatter40 Go to https://skl.sh/polymatter04237 and the first 1,000 people will get a 1-month free trial of Skillshare Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/polymatter-what-putin-fears-more-than-war Sources: https://pastebin.com/AbaJ8EW1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/polymatters Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/PolyMatter Email: polymatter@standard.tv How I Make These Videos: https://skl.sh/2OW1YQR Music by Graham Haerther (http://www.Haerther.net) Audio editing by Eric Schneider Motion graphics by Vincent de Langen Thumbnail by Simon Buckmaster Writing & Direction by Evan This includes a paid sponsorship which had no part in the writing, editing, or production of the rest of the video. Putin TV appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9CH9-__gZ8 Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com Video supplied by Getty Images Maps provided by MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors and GEOlayers 3 Research and data collected with help from Statista https://youtube.com/@statistaofficial Select footage from the AP Archive |
5. Strategic Integration with Generative AI Tools | now through April 30, 2023), Skillshare is offering 40% off your first year of membership — one of their best offers out there! https://skl.sh/polymatter40 Go to https://skl.sh/polymatter04237 and the first 1,000 people will get a 1-month free trial of Skillshare Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/polymatter-what-putin-fears-more-than-war Sources: https://pastebin.com/AbaJ8EW1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/polymatters Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/PolyMatter Email: polymatter@standard.tv How I Make These Videos: https://skl.sh/2OW1YQR Music by Graham Haerther (http://www.Haerther.net) Audio editing by Eric Schneider Motion graphics by Vincent de Langen Thumbnail by Simon Buckmaster Writing & Direction by Evan This includes a paid sponsorship which had no part in the writing, editing, or production of the rest of the video. Putin TV appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9CH9-__gZ8 Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com Video supplied by Getty Images Maps provided by MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors and GEOlayers 3 Research and data collected with help from Statista https://youtube.com/@statistaofficial Select footage from the AP Archive |
Detailed Findings and Insights
1. Geographic Implementation Disparities
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06:10 - 07:15
The Kremlin allowed individual regions to implement its plans which led to geographic disparities.
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Kremlin delegated implementation to individual regions, leading to geographic disparities.
2. Artificial Industry Life Support
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08:32 - 09:32
Russian factories do not produce anything valuable but they are kept open to produce votes.
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These factories may not produce anything tangible of value,
3. Industrial Environmental Degradation
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03:14 - 04:14
Toxic water and brown air make Norilsk one of the most polluted cities in Russia.
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Its hazy, brown air and toxic, discolored water make Vorkuta, by comparison, look like Disneyland.
4. Strategic Prompting for Analytics
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ChatGPT is just a tool that requires specific techniques to produce a better result.
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there are tricks and techniques you can employ to produce a better result.
