Surnames in modern Russia.
Background: Previous studies on Russian surnames have been based on outdated and inconsistent sources; they also had limited territorial coverage and population samples constrained by Russian ethnicity.Aim: To study surnames for the present Russian population, including migrants, as of January 2019.Subjects and methods: Based on cell phone subscriber data, our sample has twenty nine million people and 380 thousand different surnames.Results: We made a list of five hundred of the most popular surnames in modern Russia, and the top five surnames in several regions. Ivanov is the most common surname in Russia. Kuznetsov, Smirnov, Popov, and Petrov contribute to the top five most popular surnames. Thirty-one percent of the names listed are of non-Russian origin: Arabian, Turkic, Ukrainian, Armenian, Jewish, Chinese and Korean surnames areNews Brief

Aug. 27, 2013Jefferson City, MO |
By: Barnett/AP

Missouri Tax Cut Battle

Millions of dollars are being spent on ads, fliers and political phone calls in Missouri - and it's not even an election year.

The massive campaign is focused at Missouri lawmakers who will decide in September whether to override the governor's veto of the state's first income tax cut in nearly a century. The Missouri battle is one of the most the intense yet in what has become a nationwide offensive by conservatives in state capitols. About a dozen states already have cut income taxes this year, including sweeping changes to tax codes in Kansas and North Carolina. Another tax-cut push is planned in 2014. Supporters contend the tax cuts provide a path to economic prosperity. Others forecast financial