the us government propaganda mouthpiece says otherwise
"For most Russians, particularly those living in large cities, the impact of sanctions on day-to-day life is not especially significant, said Maria Snegovaya, a senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Inflation remains high, but rising prices have been offset, to some degree, by higher pay for workers because unemployment is near historic lows.
"It seems that in the large cities, at the very least, life continues very much as usual," Snegovaya told VOA. "There are some issues — there's the perception that the country is not going in the right direction. But other than that, there is no radical change.
"People still have their jobs. [Western] products have been replaced by Chinese products … and they also find a lot of ways to circumvent the sanctions. So, it's not like there are major shortages of things.
Even under heavy Western sanctions, Russia's economy grew faster than that of most developed Western countries last year; whether that can persist is unclear
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russians support a tough guy at the top..someone who has saved them from invasion and conquest over the last
200-300 years...both napolean and hitler came a cropper thinking they could take over the land..
comrade stalin
winner at stalingrad