Unfortunantly the same thing is happening to me...... I need every Penney in order to pay my school tuition next semester.

Understandable as you got to make a good living however you can and sometimes sacrifices are in order. I hope you'll be able to make do with those unfortunate circumstances that's happening over in Russia.

Well, the problem itself is not that I can’t be a subscriber anymore; it actually lays deeper. Now 80% of people here support official Russian politics and, knowing Russians, I can say they will support it under almost any circumstances, down to famine. The rate of rouble is gettin’ lower along with oil prices, while the prices on everything here is only gettin’ higher. Every day when I read the news and watch over share indexes I feel somethin’ terrible is going to happen. I’m afraid I won’t have time to leave this country before it happens.

The hard part is really knowing *when* to leave. If you wait too long it becomes not being able to afford to, and then shortly afterwards it may become not being allowed to. I had an uncle who left Germany just before WWII, having to literally walk out of Germany through Soviet territory before eventually reaching England. (I was never that clear on how exactly he reached England by just walking, but whatever.) If he had waited a year or two, even walking out would have been impossible. And if he had paused too long in the Union, he might not have made it to England.

 

Not to say this will get *that* bad, but if you wait to see if it does, it will be too late to try. I, personally, have contingency plans in place for leaving the US for Canada, Australia, and the UK depending on how much advance notice I get, just in case. All because of that uncle (and other family members who had similar stories to tell). I grew up during the Cold War, so paranoia is build-in.

Sir Hugoholic :3, on 21 Nov 2014 - 01:44 AM, said:

I think You should try to leave it as soon as possible. Damn, I'd provide You a place to stay myself if not the fact I just can't afford doing it now. Putin does not give a damn about people, all he cares for is that he will be remembered on pages of history so he acts hostile towards Ukraine. Ukraine is not saint itself but it does not give Putin right to act like this. Too bad it is just like You say - he has lots of zombies following him.

Yeah, but the problem is not in Putin itself, the problem is in people who beget the rulers like him. If any other candidate had take his place, I doubt anythin’ would change, for Russians don’t know what freedom and democracy are and actually don’t need ’em. That’s why we have the rulers from bad to worse during the entire history, who takes his people only as cannon fodder for another war or personal ambitions.

 

I know, I have to move abroad as soon as possible. I wanted to enter an American college some time ago, but my plans have been ruined- I lost too much money because of fall of rouble rate, and now it’s getting almost impossible to me to get US visa, because of aggravation of the tension between Russia and America. One of my acquaintances, who wanted to study in US too, got denial, even though he had more chances than me.

 

But it doesn’t matter now. I’d like to move in almost every country, everywhere, where I could feel safe. I wanted to emigrate, I dreamed about it, but I didn’t know the time will come so soon. Seems like my dream has turned into my misery.

The hard part is really knowing *when* to leave. If you wait too long it becomes not being able to afford to, and then shortly afterwards it may become not being allowed to.

That’s right. I heard many stories ’bout most clever and reasonable Jews, who left Germany before the Nazi regime was established, while the others said, “phew, it’s no reason to panic. what’s the matter? the politicians are passing ridiculous laws? they’re mere politicians, they always pass weird laws.” But very soon it was too late for ’em to escape.

 

I, personally, have contingency plans in place for leaving the US for Canada, Australia, and the UK depending on how much advance notice I get, just in case.

I’m going to get back to Moscow, even though I don’t like it. I need to go to work for a reference to get a visa, and some money won’t be out of place. Moreover, it’s another brony-convention up ahead and I can’t overpass it.

Sir Hugoholic :3, on 21 Nov 2014 - 1:38 PM, said:

Maybe You consider it misery but considering situation You're in in Russia emigration sounds like only thing You can do.

I know. Last year I wanted to build there a house to live there a year or two, sell it at a high price, and then go abroad. I’m glad I refused building, it would be serious mistake.

 

 

Sir Hugoholic :3, on 21 Nov 2014 - 1:38 PM, said:

Even Poland is in better condition (and Poland is no 1st world country, honestly), but people here are now panicking because they think Putin will go after us when he deals with Ukraine. I doubt he will go any further, but... well, media do all the magic with panic spreading.

Eeyup. Sure Poland is better. At least it’s safer for now. If Putin would occupy any other European territories after the rest of Ukraine, I hope NATO won’t let him go any further yet I’m not sure in anythin’. Anyway, there won’t be anythin’ good.

 

 

Sir Hugoholic :3, on 21 Nov 2014 - 1:38 PM, said:

And I am aware of what majority of russians are like. I just can't believe they allow Putin to treat them like toys.

I don’t mean to be kinda russophobic, but there is nothin’ to wonder about. Russians live for ideas, they can’t live without strong leader, militarism, and great idea. Putin just give ’em what they want, that’s why they support him. The current idea is “other nations are our enemies, we must set our people free, if we won’t ‘freed Ukraine’- then evil Americans will occupy it.” And the history knows many cases, when Russians bore any hardships for some “great idea,” but still won’t rebel. When TV and press all the time tell, “our enemy is there,” only a few would understand that our true enemy is actually sitting in Kremlin.

 

 

Sir Hugoholic :3, on 21 Nov 2014 - 1:38 PM, said:

In Poland government too goes far with some things (but not half as far as Putin does) but at least SOMEONE is shouting that it's wrong...

We have our opposition too, but there are too few of ’em and they have no political power. The government even don’t need to suppress them (making illusion of democracy)- most of the people will, who think, “if you ain’t with us, then you’re our enemy.”

Sir Winterholic :3, on 22 Nov 2014 - 12:57 PM, said:

Then people there are blind, USA is not even sending their soldiers to Ukraine (and never will probably) and hardest sanctions were given by EU. And they were given for a reason. Innocents die out there.

As I remember, our mass-media openly said that Euromaidan was sponsored by American government, that Ukrainian army is sponsored by America, ’bout American snipers who shot people on Maidan, etc. Most of people here seriously believe in this. I dunno is it true or not, but the fact is- it’s Russia supports separatists now, secretly send their soldiers to Lugansk and Donbass, finance this war, and does whatever it can to put Russian people against Kiev government and those who support it.

 

Most of people here don’t know any other language but Russian and the only one source of information ’bout other countries for ’em are TV and press. Every day Russian press public tens of entries like “American school student have been caught with drugs,” “American teenager shot someone,” “Americans buy too much guns on Black Friday,” etc. But they will never tell about new factory or new school built there. They do quite effective work to demonize US and Europe, and therefore we have millions of brain-washed people who hate other nations and believe in ridiculous things.

 

 

Sir Winterholic :3, on 22 Nov 2014 - 12:57 PM, said:

I know other two people who are russians and hate Putin a lot. I hope eventually someone will manage to stop this madness before it spreads.

Right, those Russian, who live outside Russia and don’t watch our TV, are different. Even here we have ~20% of reasonable ones, who don’t agree with all this madness. And most of ’em wanna leave this country in any possible way, cause it’s no way for ’em to fix this situation up. It’s interesting thing- in the past people ran from Russia for better life, now they don’t mind to live worse abroad for they want only to stay as far from Russia as possible. And so I.