When friends abroad ask me if sanctions actually work and affect average people in Russia, I can only tell that lost business and the inflation together make me personally about two times poorer than I used to be before February 24. I now actually notice food prices!
Well, hello, world. It's been a while. My name is still Svetlana and I've decided to revive this account (signed up with an invite back in 2007!) to show the bright side of Russia.
I keep getting questions from people abroad how ordinary people in Russia handle this crazy situation we are now in and how we are affected by sanctions (if we are).