it happened when I made written translations for some tiny agency in Novosibirsk, Russia. They prepared medical research papers and reviews written by Russian surgeons for publication in English-language journals. I worked distantly I received texts in Russian via email, translate them in English and email them back. I have got payments for 4 papers, then they did not refuse to pay for 5th manuscript.my former friend in Kazan (Russia) offered me to work as a sale manager in the tiny company selling materials, chemicals and equipment for local medical, veterinary, environmental and food labs. The basic salary proposed was about 400 or 450 bucks plus 15 percent of profit from sales; it is not too bad for a provincial city in Russia. Because he was a second person in this business, I had no doubt that my salary was secured. However, reality was harsh. A paycheck was delayed. I worked for 6 weeks but finally I got just a half of one-month salary and no any percents. When I decided to leave this position my former friend asked me: "Why? What is wrong with this job?". Unbelievable and crazy...it happened just recently, when I worked in Kazan (Volga region) Federal University. Three last month of my contract I was paid only for 42% of salary. The reason is that every year the government program which supports positions like mine does not send money to this university till May-June! Due to the same reason, I also did not receive a nice premium for publication activity. Totally, the amount I did not receive from KFU is about 1800 bucks! Actually this is big money for Kazan; some local middle-age men should work during 4-6 months here! These money could be paid later if you were an employee here, but no pay if the contract is expired. I have filed my complaint to the Ministry of Science and Education, but it did not help