[legulere]

Alcohol consumption increased from an already elevated baseline caused by covid. It does not seem like life is better than before.

[lotusmars]

Most of the country was miserable, malnourished and in poverty for years anyway. It’s not like Putin’s elites care. It’s basically a serfdom. As long as people obey, and Putin’s clique can build palaces, it can go on for decades.