Russian teachers who are not happy with their low salaries ought to go into business for themselves. That was the official advice of Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, in any case.Medvedev was speaking at a forum called the Territory of the Senses taking place outside of Moscow. A teacher from Dagestan State University asked the PM why teachers in Russia are only paid 10,000-15,000 rubles per month ($150-230) while the average monthly salary of the siloviki is 50,000 rubles ($750).Medvedev said that the silovik’s job is very dangerous, especially in the Dagestan region (Russia’s North Caucasus). And those teachers who …read more
Source: The American Interest
