Tax reform impact, Turkey alternatives, weight loss: Top 4 articles this week
All the most interesting things that 86.RU wrote this week are collected here
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«This is utopia»: how the tax reform will affect sole proprietors in Yugra — using a cleaning company as an example
On January 1, a large-scale tax reform came into effect, changing all key aspects — from VAT to patents and insurance premium calculations. First and foremost, it is a blow to small and medium-sized businesses. As tax consultant Dmitry Shumeiko notes, to cope with the new financial burden, entrepreneurs will look for ways to compensate. The simplest and most legal way is to raise prices. Some businessmen will go underground or resort to gray schemes. And others will even close down.
The owner of a cleaning company in Khanty-Mansiysk, Olga Filimonova, also believes that the new tax burden will gradually squeeze out small businesses. This could lead to an increase in the number of unauthorized companies — in which case customers risk encountering poor-quality service and will not be able to protect their rights. Another possible scenario: monopolists will take over the market, resulting in the disappearance of competition. Read more about the tax reform and its consequences for Yugra businessmen in our article.
How a simple girl from Surgut became a social media star: the success story of blogger Sveta Stavnich
Surgut native Sveta Stavnich grew up in a simple family. Her parents worked in a correctional colony: her father as a prison guard, her mother as a nurse. They often told their daughter about the convicts: who was imprisoned, who was released. The girl was wildly interested in this, and she also planned to go work in a prison.
But everything turned out «a bit» differently. After visiting Moscow for the first time, Sveta fell in love with the city and decided to move there at all costs. She saved money herself, working as a manicurist without days off. The dream came true: the girl enrolled in the Ostankino School.
In the capital, Sveta decided to try stand-up comedy. Once, the Surgut native came home and wrote a minute and a half of jokes about how her father is a prison guard and how he deloused her of lice when she was seven years old. The hall exploded with laughter.
Now, Sveta has experience working on «Pyatnitsa!», «TNT», Channel One, and funny sketches on her blog garner millions of views. We tell the story of the Surgut native here.
She used to eat dumplings with bread, now she sits at the table with a calculator: a Yugra woman told about her first weight loss in life
Anastasia was always slim, although she denied herself nothing: she calmly enjoyed dumplings and pasta with bread, fried potatoes with mayonnaise, and fast food. Even after giving birth to two children, the extra kilograms went away on their own, and a couple of them didn«t stick around. She hardly thought about diets and the number on the scale before.
The Yugra woman started gaining weight gradually after age 35. Over the next 10 years, her weight increased by 10 kilograms. There are no extra folds even now: at a height of 168 cm (5 ft 6 in), Anastasia weighs 66 kilograms (145 lb), which is normal. But the reflection in the store fitting room is already unfamiliar, and when taking photos, she increasingly wants to suck in her stomach. So, at 46 years old, the Yugra woman decided on her first weight loss in life.
At this age, losing weight is already difficult, especially with a normal body mass. But Anastasia decided not to take the path of strict diets and give up all tasty things. Now she simply sits at the table, opening a calculator.
About the first «minuses» on the scale, products — enemies of weight loss, and what doctors think about this method, Anastasia told in this article.
Alternative to Turkey: a travel guide from Yugra told about destinations for summer 2026 vacation
Even now, in January, many are starting to plan their summer vacation. After all, tour packages need to be bought in advance, it«s cheaper. Moreover, tour operators have already opened bookings for popular destinations.
Travel guide from Surgut Inna Shut says that often clients come with such a request: somewhere other than Turkey, they«ve already been there. As an off-the-beaten-path destination, Yugra residents can be offered China. In summer, in Hainan, they will find comfortable weather, relatively low prices, and no crowds of tourists. Another option is the Maldives. It is considered that summer is off-season at the resort, but this also has its plus — big discounts on vacation in the paradise islands.
But the expert advises not to write off Turkey either. After all, instead of the Antalya coast, you can go to the Aegean — and there is a completely different atmosphere.
For more details on where Yugra residents can go this summer and what awaits them at the resorts, we told in this article.
