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The Czech traveler Fero Richard Hrabal-Krondak described his impressions of Russia.
According to iDnes, the 69-year-old Czech traveled to Siberia, the Caucasus, Chukotka, Taimyr, Altai and Yamal. According to him, he has conflicting feelings towards the country.
Among the things that surprised Hrabal-Krondak were the vast uninhabited territories and “terrible problems with transport.” He noted that only in central Russia there is a convenient railway connection, and there is no metro in large cities. As a result, local residents are forced to travel in overcrowded minibuses, “like refugees in Syria.”
In addition, there are often no escalators at stations, so elderly people and women can hardly carry suitcases, and the platforms are so high that passengers have to “jump on the train like mountain goats.”
In many regions there are no basic amenities in the form of a toilet. In the capital of Karachay-Cherkessia, employees of the historical institute go to the toilet outside, and children in Siberia “go to the bucket in the corner of the room” in winter. In addition, 30 million people in the country “have no running water and sewerage.”
In general, according to the traveler, in Russian cities “everything is filled with disregard for ordinary people.” The foreigner associates the lack of comfort precisely with the mentality – “in Murmansk there are dilapidated shacks, and just 15 kilometers from there in Norway there are beautiful neat houses.”
As for alcohol, according to the Czech, in Russia they like to “drink until you’re numb to fill the inner void.”
He also recommended not to discuss with the Russians the topics of the Second World War, Stalin, the European Union and other historical and political issues, otherwise “you can run into a conflict.” According to Richard, the Russians are touchy and dissatisfied with the whole world, because they “wipe their feet” about them.
Richard was also surprised by the abundance of security forces who surround “literally everywhere, even in the most remote areas.”
In conclusion, he called Russia “another planet”, which, despite all the difficulties, is very interesting to him.
Source: Rosbalt
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