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Russian here.

The bad thing is that embargoes (and counter embargoes) hit ordinary people hard, not politicians. Prices have increased by ~15% since January (and will increase more because of new embargoes). Many idiotic laws has been adopted. Other countries hate us. And so on.

Russia is now isolated from civilized world. And our government escalates this isolation.

I'm going to migrate to Australia/New Zealand/USA etc. But now it feels much more difficult to move to another country.



On the other hand, ordinary people in Russia seems to stand firmly behind their government and its' actions. Putin's popularity hits record hights (ridiculous 87% in latests polls - http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/putin-s-approval-...), overwhelming majority of people believes MH17 was downed by Ukrainians (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/30/mh17-vast-major...), etc.


Patriotism, propaganda, religion...all these things are to control people. People live in provetry, have nothing to eat, have no rights etc. And, sadly, still think Putin is a great leader.

Majority of population do not like to think. It is better to turn on TV - and here are all answers!


> Have nothing to eat

Do elaborate. Which people in Russia have nothing to eat?


Elderly people, for example.

Average pension in Russia is about 7000 - 11 000 RUR (~$220 - $300).


It's 11600 rubles ($320 without adjustment for purchase parity) now.


Don't come to america. It's the same crap.

(bigger TVs, though, probably)


TV sizes are no longer a problem since oil money and South Koreans manufacturng huge screens for cheap. Now the primary constraint is the size of apartments, which are often tiny by US standards - shiny large screen won't fit comfortably.


Ah, ok.




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