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Jürgen Nauditt 
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Putin is destroying Russia ever faster. Russian industry is moving to a "short-time work week"
The country's largest factories are switching en masse to three- and four-day workdays. Formally, this is being done "to preserve jobs," but in reality, it is a sign of a profound crisis in the non-military sectors of the economy.
The Kirov plant in St. Petersburg sent its employees on vacation in the summer and, starting in August, switched 900 workers to a shortened work week. The production decline is estimated at 20–25%.
Rostselmash has been working three days a week since August. Sales of agricultural machinery in Russia have fallen by 30%, and demand for combine harvesters has decreased by one and a half times.
KamAZ has also announced that it will switch departments with underutilized capacity to a reduced work schedule starting August 1. Sales of trucks over 14 tons have plummeted by almost 60%.
AutoVAZ introduced a four-day workweek at the end of September, despite government support and the withdrawal of Western brands. From January to September 2025, the company sold 211,300 Lada vehicles – almost 25% fewer than the previous year.
The Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Combine, which produces 80% of Russia's ferroalloys, switched 1,200 employees to a four-day workweek starting September 1.
The Yaroslavl Motor Plant and the Yaroslavl Diesel Equipment Plant are also operating on a reduced schedule.
The Tikhvin Car Plant (7,000 employees) announced a four-day workweek until the end of November.
The shortening of the workweek is accompanied by a 20% pay cut and the elimination of bonuses and social benefits. Essentially, this is a legalized reduction in the population's income to conceal real unemployment in the statistics.
The shortened workweek is only the beginning of a comprehensive crisis. Russia, which is pouring all its resources into the war, is destroying its own economy at an accelerated pace. Today, factories are idle three to four days a week; tomorrow they could come to a complete standstill. The country is facing:
total deindustrialization,
shortages of goods,
impoverishment of the population.
And the longer the government spends billions on the war instead of supporting the real sector, the faster Russia will become a country with apparent employment and real poverty.
@jurgen_naudittPutin is destroying Russia ever faster. Russian industry is moving to a "short-time work week"
The country's largest factories are switching en masse to three- and four-day workdays. Formally, this is being done "to preserve jobs," but in reality, it is a sign of a profound crisis in the non-military sectors of the economy.
The Kirov plant in St. Petersburg sent its employees on vacation in the summer and, starting in August, switched 900 workers to a shortened work week. The production decline is estimated at 20–25%. Rostselmash has been working three days a week since August. Sales of agricultural machinery in Russia have fallen by 30%, and demand for combine harvesters has decreased by one and a half times. KamAZ has also announced that it will switch departments with underutilized capacity to a reduced work schedule starting August 1. Sales of trucks over 14 tons have plummeted by almost 60%. AutoVAZ introduced a four-day workweek at the end of September, despite government support and the withdrawal of Western brands. From January to September 2025, the company sold 211,300 Lada vehicles – almost 25% fewer than the previous year. The Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Combine, which produces 80% of Russia's ferroalloys, switched 1,200 employees to a four-day workweek starting September 1. The Yaroslavl Motor Plant and the Yaroslavl Diesel Equipment Plant are also operating on a reduced schedule. The Tikhvin Car Plant (7,000 employees) announced a four-day workweek until the end of November.The shortening of the workweek is accompanied by a 20% pay cut and the elimination of bonuses and social benefits. Essentially, this is a legalized reduction in the population's income to conceal real unemployment in the statistics.
The shortened workweek is only the beginning of a comprehensive crisis. Russia, which is pouring all its resources into the war, is destroying its own economy at an accelerated pace. Today, factories are idle three to four days a week; tomorrow they could come to a complete standstill. The country is facing:
total deindustrialization, shortages of goods, impoverishment of the population.And the longer the government spends billions on the war instead of supporting the real sector, the faster Russia will become a country with apparent employment and real poverty.
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