I’ve been fortunate enough to visit both cities recently, I have some pictures of my last trip to Russia over in my main account somewhere in the post history :). I loved my time in Russia!
I prefer St. Petersburg because it’s a cultural city. Moscow is a crazy city. I don’t feel very comfortable there. Everyone there is always running somewhere, empty-eyed, afraid of being late. I worked there for a year once.
Well, it’s no secret that abortion rights are being limited, such as requiring psychological visits in order to get an abortion, or that violence against women within a couple is often disregarded by police and the first offence often only lands you a relatively small fine. I’m not trying to say this is exclusive to Russia, the rise of the far-right is universal to capitalist countries in Europe and North America, but it is factual that this is happening in Russia as well.
As for abortions, the problem probably isn’t the government’s brutality, but Russia’s demographic crisis. It’s much simpler. There’s only one child per family. You know the risks. Right-wing views have nothing to do with it.
And yes, they recently increased benefits for large families in Russia.
As for the punishment for violence, everything remains the same as in the USSR. If you rape or attempt to rape a girl, if it’s proven, you’re in prison in any case. The punishment for violence is very severe, one of the heaviest sentences in the Russian Criminal Code.
Domestic violence: it’s treated the same way now as it was in the USSR. The state intervenes in the family only in extreme cases. It was the same in the USSR. It’s the same in Ukraine, for both cases.
As for LGBTQ, Russian loved ones transmit to me that in the 2000s there were more openly queer personalities in media, and even when I visited there was propaganda on the streets about traditional families
Yes, but it didn’t start in the 2000s, but with the collapse of the USSR. Such individuals began appearing like mushrooms after rain. Both on the streets and on TV. Some trendy pop artists made no secret of the fact that they were those guys. It was fashionable, you could say, back then. When Europe seemed like a blooming garden.
Then, when the West began to shed its masks and reveal its brutal face, everything began to change. First, they banned that organization among children, then, with the outbreak of the war, they banned it completely. Before that, no one paid attention to these people.
I already told you that mentally the people will not accept this without state propaganda, both in Russia and in Ukraine.
as was the case of the USSR.
Then you will be interested to know that in the USSR there was a prison term for this very thing.
My whole point is that the support to the Russian government in the Ukraine war is simply critical support for the instance
I already understand that you are for Russia, because you have relatives there. I also have relatives in Russia, especially my wife. In St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Crimea.
I haven’t heard anything about salary increases, except maybe on paper.
I’ve done a cursory enough research of the economic history of the USSR that I believe I can justify how budget deficit can be absolutely wonderful for the economy ;)
“My point was actually the opposite. I don’t believe Russia faces a big crisis in the immediate future, I’m asking whether in your experience salaries are actually rising and bettering the purchase power of people!”
I don’t think it has. They’ve raised VAT and utility bills. A friend of mine from Russia recently complained about a high electricity bill. Grocery prices are also going up.
rising and bettering the purchase power of people!
I don’t think it has. They’ve raised VAT and utility bills. A friend of mine from Russia recently complained about a high electricity bill. Grocery prices are also going up.
Please give me the link again
I prefer St. Petersburg because it’s a cultural city. Moscow is a crazy city. I don’t feel very comfortable there. Everyone there is always running somewhere, empty-eyed, afraid of being late. I worked there for a year once.
As for abortions, the problem probably isn’t the government’s brutality, but Russia’s demographic crisis. It’s much simpler. There’s only one child per family. You know the risks. Right-wing views have nothing to do with it.
And yes, they recently increased benefits for large families in Russia.
As for the punishment for violence, everything remains the same as in the USSR. If you rape or attempt to rape a girl, if it’s proven, you’re in prison in any case. The punishment for violence is very severe, one of the heaviest sentences in the Russian Criminal Code.
Domestic violence: it’s treated the same way now as it was in the USSR. The state intervenes in the family only in extreme cases. It was the same in the USSR. It’s the same in Ukraine, for both cases.
Yes, but it didn’t start in the 2000s, but with the collapse of the USSR. Such individuals began appearing like mushrooms after rain. Both on the streets and on TV. Some trendy pop artists made no secret of the fact that they were those guys. It was fashionable, you could say, back then. When Europe seemed like a blooming garden.
Then, when the West began to shed its masks and reveal its brutal face, everything began to change. First, they banned that organization among children, then, with the outbreak of the war, they banned it completely. Before that, no one paid attention to these people.
I already told you that mentally the people will not accept this without state propaganda, both in Russia and in Ukraine.
Then you will be interested to know that in the USSR there was a prison term for this very thing.
I already understand that you are for Russia, because you have relatives there. I also have relatives in Russia, especially my wife. In St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Crimea.
Read here
https://www.fontanka.ru/2026/05/07/76408145/
I haven’t heard anything about salary increases, except maybe on paper.
This is about Russia
https://www.gazprombank.ru/pro-finance/safety/chto-takoe-deficit-federalnogo-byudzheta/
What about in the USSR?
“My point was actually the opposite. I don’t believe Russia faces a big crisis in the immediate future, I’m asking whether in your experience salaries are actually rising and bettering the purchase power of people!”
I don’t think it has. They’ve raised VAT and utility bills. A friend of mine from Russia recently complained about a high electricity bill. Grocery prices are also going up.
I don’t think it has. They’ve raised VAT and utility bills. A friend of mine from Russia recently complained about a high electricity bill. Grocery prices are also going up.
https://ab-centre.ru/news/ceny-na-produkty-pitaniya-v-rossii-i-ih-izmenenie-za-mesyac-i-god-dannye-na-12-maya-2026-goda