The conversation between Sobian and Putin took place in front of cameras at a gathering of the Trust Board of the University of Lomonosov in Moscow.
Wage Mystery
The Russian dictator noted that wages and working conditions, even for young professionals, should correspond to the position of a leading university in the country. His expectations, however, disagree greatly from reality.
— In my opinion, it inactive lags somewhat behind the Moscow average. Mr Sobian, what is the average wage in Moscow?
— From 140 to 160 1000 rubles (from PLN 5.7 1000 to PLN 6.5 thousand), replied the mayor of Moscow, who He besides late became celebrated for his unfortunate message about the number of victims Russia suffered during the invasion of Ukraine..
— That's impossible. It must be more — he refused to believe Putin.
“No, it is not,” the Sobian insisted.
“ Average wage,” Putin repeated.
— The average wage is 160,000 rubles — the mer.
The Rector of the University of Lomonos, Viktor Sadowniczy, then informed Putin that the average wage at his university was 180 1000 rubles (PLN 7.4 thousand).
This is somewhat higher than the average wage in the Russian capital. Putin utilized this to rapidly finish the subject in a typical style.
— So the goal was reached — the awkward exchange between the president of Russia and the fact was concluded.
Moscow residents outraged by the words of the Mera
The recording of the gathering then became a viral on Russian channels on the Telegram platform. The regional portal “Moskewicz Mag” cited any of the posts of the inhabitants of the capital.
“Is this any kind of mayoral stand-up?” sounds 1 of the comments of Russian netizens.
‘Enter salaries and competitions. Doctor — 55 1000 (PLN 2.3 thousand), firefighter — 60 1000 rubles (PLN 2.5 thousand)” says 1 of the irritated residents of the Russian capital.
According to the novinky.cz portal, the results of the survey conducted by the Moscow Novostia Channel on the Telegram, which was attended by over 340 1000 people, were besides meaningful.
Conflicting earnings data in Moscow
A large part (27 percent of respondents) receives remuneration between 50,000 and 100 1000 rubles (from PLN 2 to PLN 4.1 thousand), while only 15 percent of respondents receive salaries from 150 1000 to 200 1000 rubles (from PLN 6.2 to PLN 8.2 thousand).
In this context blogger Anatolij Nesmijan pointed out that Moscow is simply a city where a immense number of government officials work with very advanced salaries, including parliamentarians.
Soltan Frédéric / Getty ImagesPanorama on the Kremlin and the business territory of Moscow (picture)
"So, if we subtract this category from the calculation, it turns out that the average wage of the inhabitants of Moscow is even lower than the value given by Sobianin," he writes in a comment on the Telegram.
“On the another hand, there are no hungry Mosquians lying on the streets, so people actually gain adequate to support themselves, even at Moscow prices and spending levels. Of course, income that is not included in the statistics," Nesmijan said.
"Probably, if it wasn't for the grey area, the social situation would be completely different today, due to the fact that the authorities, of course, suck out the people and drive them into complete poverty," he added.
