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The main problem of this country is not directly linked to the actions of the government but to the lack of actions from the people Just walking to the metro and getting on it you get the picture how much the before-the-crisis economic boost affected people’s lives. Not much is the answer. Like in the early 90s people are standing on the pathway selling colourful bathrobes (made in China), old skies and dry mushrooms. Stray dogs are sniffing at people’s bags looking for food. People are asking for money before you get into the metro, on the metro before you get on the train and on the train. Old women in headscarves, men in military uniform and kids. Some seem to cry from embarrassment.

Blunt assassinations of political opponents, attorneys, and journalists have become a norm. The announcement on the news of yet another assassination do not provoke a shocked reaction and blend easily with the dinner.

 Lies. When you are a person in power and you know you will not have to answer for what comes out of your mouth, you can say pretty much anything. Promises, threats, it all goes down without a hitch. 

Corruption has reached an unthinkable scale. Court system is not working. Justice is absent from it even as a concept.

Indifference. Russian people seem to have no faith in their own freedom. Their mentality genetically altered into submission. In general, people in Russia are unable to stand up for themselves, their constitutional rights and their freedom.