920 Several of the poorest regions of Russia have shown an anomalous increase in funds in the bank accounts of Russian citizens: while the average growth has been between 6-9% over the past five years, in 2023 Altai, for example, showed an increase of 18.95%, Buryatia by 33.26%, and Tuva by a record-breaking 57.57%. However, despite this wealth surge, nearly a third of Tuva’s population and over 20% of the populations of Buryatia and Altai still live below the poverty line. According to an