u/NillaOrcaMil

In 2020, Nornickel was fined 146 billion rubles for the Norilsk oil spill, - the largest environmental fine in Russian history. Yet the money never reached the contaminated region. Instead, it vanished into the federal budget.

This raises a deeper question: What happens when a corporation is powerful enough to be fined by the state, yet the punishment itself becomes meaningless?

Nornickel has a history of challenging environmental penalties. In 2002, the company won a lawsuit against the Russian government itself, forcing a refund of 861 million dollars. The pattern is consistent, not through corruption, but through the system itself.

The question is not whether Nornickel broke the law. The question is whether the law was ever designed to stop them.

If you work with Russian environmental policy, corporate accountability, or systemic power structures, - I would be interested in your perspective. DM me!

I suddenly get an error 429 message immediately when I try to log in to my account.

There is nothing wrong with the account itself, as I can log in from a computer or another mobile device without issues. I have tried the following:

• Resetting my phone
• Using a VPN, and also not using a VPN
• I have tried logging in on my phone using home Wi-Fi, mobile data from my carrier, and an external portable router
• Using incognito mode
• Using a proxy
• Allowing all cookies
• Tried Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Tor browsers
• Tried both desktop and mobile versions of the website
• Asked a friend in Russia to try logging in on their phone, - it worked
• I can log in from my computer via Wi-Fi and from my laptop via portable router, - both work fine
• I have not entered the wrong password previously

What am I doing wrong?

I suddenly get an error 429 message immediately when I try to log in to my account.

There is nothing wrong with the account itself, as I can log in from a computer or another mobile device without issues. I have tried the following:

• Resetting my phone
• Using a VPN, and also not using a VPN
• I have tried logging in on my phone using home Wi-Fi, mobile data from my carrier, and an external portable router
• Using incognito mode
• Using a proxy
• Allowing all cookies
• Tried Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Tor browsers
• Tried both desktop and mobile versions of the website
• Asked a friend in Russia to try logging in on their phone, - it worked
• I can log in from my computer via Wi-Fi and from my laptop via portable router, - both work fine
• I have not entered the wrong password previously

What am I doing wrong?

I work at a company where some of my relatives also work, and I need to balance between their interests and my mentor's interests... they are competitors. I can not leave the job without damaging family relationships, and I can not distance myself from my mentor without feeling like a traitor, because this person has been there for me through so much. Besides, the relationship between us is invaluable to me.

I have tried to maintain balance for several years, but it is now psychologically impossible for me to handle. Both expect 100% loyalty, and I can not give that without betraying the other. My solution: I avoid both by lying, becoming unreachable, and breaking promises. I know it does not solve anything, - it just delays the inevitable...

What I really need to know is:

How do I leave a workplace without destroying family relationships?

How do I tell someone who is literally the reason I did not fall apart when I went through hell, that I am too unmotivated to continue?

Or how do I find the strength to continue as before?

Clarification:

I only engage with messages from people who can conduct a substantive, fact-based discussion. Sending multiple messages because you are not getting a response does not help, I am not here to debate West vs East, or similar. Re-read the post and reach out only if you feel it aligns with you. Use your time well! Go on a hike, just do something...🙏

I am reaching out to build a genuine, ongoing dialogue with people currently in Russia, - or who have recent, direct experience there. I am not looking for opinions or political stances. I am basically seeking a substantive, ongoing dialogue with people who can discuss these topics thoughtfully and with nuance. Not casual chat. Not ideology. Understanding...

I have a background in geopolitical analysis, with a focus on Russia's governance structures, societal shifts, and how policy actually translates on the ground, - not through media filters or propaganda, but through lived experience and direct observation.

Over the past years, I have been exposed to vastly different narratives about what is happening in Russia: some that seemed strategically constructed, others that ring true. I am caught between these sources, feeling torn which effects my 'workmoral', and I need conversations with people who genuinely understand the complexity, - the economy, politics, military decisions, social changes, cultural shifts, how institutions actually function.

If you are someone in Russia, or recently from there, who wants to have serious, private conversations about what is actually happening, - I would like to connect.

This is entirely confidential. I am not here to expose anyone or push any narrative. I am here to understand.

Privet! 😊

I'm a perpetual traveler with a passion for history, geopolitics, and museums. I speak English, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish fluently, and I am eager to continue learning Russian.

Last year, I connected with a language exchange partner here on Reddit who helped me with Russian. It was great, but we lost touch in the beginning of may due to my circumstances. I would really love to reconnect with you, or find a new partner to continue my Russian journey.

I am genuinely committed to language learning and would be so grateful for a serious practice partner. If this resonates with you or if you recognize yourself,- please send me a message!

Bol'shoe spasibo!🙏

Privet! 😊

I'm a perpetual traveler with a passion for history, geopolitics, and museums. I speak English, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish fluently, and I am eager to continue learning Russian.

Last year, I connected with a language exchange partner here on Reddit who helped me with Russian. It was great, but we lost touch in the beginning of may due to my circumstances. I would really love to reconnect with you, or find a new partner to continue my Russian journey.

I am genuinely committed to language learning and would be so grateful for a serious practice partner. If this resonates with you or if you recognize yourself,- please send me a message!

Bol'shoe spasibo!🙏