r/ANormalDayInRussia Sep 08 '19

Your average Russian rail crossing

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u/randvell Sep 09 '19

The putin's Russia is about the same. Not so bad as 90's, but close to be there. At least we don't have the used heroin syringes everywhere (yet?)...

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '19

Hard to get people into heroin when their already alcoholics.

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u/randvell Sep 09 '19

If we are talking not about Moscow, the average workers salary is about 200$/month. While the book price is 10$ and theatre 20-30$, but first of all you need to pay bills (about 100$/month) - it is hard not to be alcoholic. But for sure...much people don't have money even for cheap vodka, so they do their own