Sort of OT, but since Siberia was brought up. CBC has a story about how the sanctions and oil prices are hurting Siberia these days.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sanctio...land-1.2969409
I like the last part:
Quote:
At the evening shift change when CBC visited, almost no one was willing to talk about the future. One man stopped briefly, admitting only that they are being asked to watch spending.
"Where are you from?" he asks.
"Canada."
"Canada? That’s crazy! Make sure wherever this is shown, there isn’t anything negative against our government and our people", he warns. Then he hurries off into the cold and a darkening horizon.
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I couldn't imagine anyone in Canada worrying about a foreigner going home and saying something negative about our government. By all means, bash them all you like! The mentality in Russia is just bizarre to me.