On April 28 of this year, the UAE announced its decision to withdraw from the oil cartel. Such a significant event for the global economy attracted the attention of a considerable number of both Russian and foreign experts whose field of interest is international trade.

One of the key reasons for the absence of a prolonged recession is the mechanism of preventive discounting. Financial institutions and algorithmic trading systems integrate probabilistic escalation scenarios into asset prices at the stage of pre-conflict rhetoric.

When people talk about the digital ruble, they usually mention the convenience of transfers and payments first. At first glance, the argument seems clear, but the problem is that the market has already met this demand. Banking apps, the Faster Payments System, contactless cards, QR codes in stores — all of this works reliably and is familiar. If the new instrument is reduced solely to “yet another payment method,” users will inevitably ask: why do I need another app with a balance? The answer lies not in customer experience, but in the structure of the financial system itself.

We often talk about how dangerous and harmful it is to deny our “undesirable” emotions, to suppress and hide negative feelings. To independently accept and process them, there are many proven techniques from which you can choose those that suit you best.

On May 26, 2026, the exhibition “Villa of a Russian Patron” opened at the Stroganov Palace. It is dedicated to an era when Russian industrialists and merchants competed with one another not only in business, but also in the beauty of their homes.

At the Benois Wing of the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, a large-scale retrospective of Pyotr Konchalovsky, “Garden in Bloom,” dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth, runs until September 14, 2026.

From May 21 to 24, 2026, Sevkabel Port (St. Petersburg) will host the fourth Port Art Fair — one of the most prominent independent contemporary art fairs in Russia.