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I'm Russian – ask me a question. Be it about Russia or a personal one.
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[quote:Tamonten:MV8yOTE5MjMyXzU3ODM0ODk4XzU4RTBGMDZF] [quote:The_Original_Mind:MV8yOTE5MjMyXzU3ODM0NjAzXzE0NkVCRkE1] Are stores well stocked in Russia? Lots of capitalist variety? Is it easy to buy a house and make a life in Russia? Is there much social mobility in Russia? [/quote] I've never had any problems finding what I need or want. Strictly speaking, I live pretty close to Moscow so it should not be a good argument, but I know many people who either came to Moscow from deep province or are traveling regularly across the country - and they don't see big differences in the availability of consumer goods. Though, Moscow surely have a higher variety of high-class elite-oriented goods - like any other capital out there, I believe. There are some nuances, since some Western countries either retreated due to government pressure in their countries or since the introduction of counter-sanctions - but all the niches are quickly taken by Easten brands and suppliers of the same quality. For example, when Western-made cars-makers started to close their shops in Russia, Japanese and Korean ones made everything possible to take the market from them. Same for fruits and vegetables. Well, making a life always depends on your education and profession. I'd say that those who really want to work have no problems here. There's likely to be high demand on engineering and manufacturing professions soon, since they were very low-rated during last 20 years or so. Now older generation professionals are retiring with no one to replace them with. We have far to many poorly-educated economists, managers and advocates though. As for buying a house or a plot of land it greatly depends on the region. Moscow and Moscow region are ridiculously costly in this aspect. And it's far easier in the province. Though, salaries there are lower too. I'd say that there is social mobility, but it's still quite unstable. You can't guarantee that someone with good prospects will be able to realize them. Our "liberals" tend to liken government system to Soviet one, but it's clearly nothing close. Not in this aspect for sure. [/quote]
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I’m on GLP for more than a year and quite tired of a bunch of popular misconceptions and myths you people have about my country. That’s aside from clear propaganda and some trolls (or shills – whatever).
So, I’m willing to answer some questions regarding my country to have a page to where direct all the recurring rubbish I encounter here.
As a short summary – I studied history (mostly Japanese though) in university-level college. Before that I was interested in programming. So, I can answer quite a wide variety of questions. Don’t expect however me having a lot of “special” knowledge. There is some of that too, but quite outdated and not that interesting.
BTW, I’m not tolerant at all. I’ll block for excessive swearing and trolling without any hesitation. I’ll answer any questions I can - even if I don’t like them - as long as they are asked politely. Don’t expect to like all of the answers though.
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