Not even a dictatorship of Russia’s caliber can resist the most powerful political force in existence: farmers
szopatoszamuraj on
I mean, compensating farmers after their cattle’s got culled is how they do it everywhere, unless you want a lot of farmers to go out of business.
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**Summary**
A major livestock disease outbreak in Russia’s Novosibirsk region has triggered the country’s largest non‑political protests since the invasion of Ukraine. Authorities ordered mass culls of cattle after reporting cases of pasteurellosis and rabies, though some farmers and scientists question the diagnosis and the scale of the response. Villages have been sealed off, police and veterinarians deployed, and a federal commission sent from Moscow. Farmers are furious over the destruction of their herds, with some even recording a plea to rename their village after Vladimir Putin in hopes of protection. The regional government has promised substantial compensation, but the payouts will strain an already deficit‑heavy budget. Neighboring regions and Kazakhstan have imposed restrictions to prevent the spread of the disease.
**How is this related to the sub**
It touches not just economic policy, but also geopolitics, and also the r/neoliberal meme of farmers being coddled worldwide.
**My opinion**
This is an episode in the growing agricultural crisis in Russia due to the broader decline of the country’s economy.
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Not even a dictatorship of Russia’s caliber can resist the most powerful political force in existence: farmers
I mean, compensating farmers after their cattle’s got culled is how they do it everywhere, unless you want a lot of farmers to go out of business.
**Summary**
A major livestock disease outbreak in Russia’s Novosibirsk region has triggered the country’s largest non‑political protests since the invasion of Ukraine. Authorities ordered mass culls of cattle after reporting cases of pasteurellosis and rabies, though some farmers and scientists question the diagnosis and the scale of the response. Villages have been sealed off, police and veterinarians deployed, and a federal commission sent from Moscow. Farmers are furious over the destruction of their herds, with some even recording a plea to rename their village after Vladimir Putin in hopes of protection. The regional government has promised substantial compensation, but the payouts will strain an already deficit‑heavy budget. Neighboring regions and Kazakhstan have imposed restrictions to prevent the spread of the disease.
**How is this related to the sub**
It touches not just economic policy, but also geopolitics, and also the r/neoliberal meme of farmers being coddled worldwide.
**My opinion**
This is an episode in the growing agricultural crisis in Russia due to the broader decline of the country’s economy.