Where sanctions DON’T exist in Russia 🤫

[Aneta-iesk]

Easy: you send it first to a country, which has no sanctions with Russia.

[alexanderalexandrov]

Dude, I'm a Russian, most food is just not sanctioned. Also you can double import almost anything (food) thru Turkey, Kazakhstan or whatever. Everyone likes money

[Bochulaz]

Самый кайф от санкций это полное отстутвие проклятой рекламы в YouTube 😂. Целых два года наслаждения просмотром любого видео, без всяких рекламных вставок. 😂

[snowscout]

Rich people never feel the effects of war.

[IAmBob]

As a Russian, I sometimes forget that sanctions exist.

[ianregan]

The world: you can't have our nice stuff anymore in Russia.
Russia: hold my beer

[ElwoodBluesAK]

Most expensive store in Russia, Still cheaper prices then an average store in Canada.

[slipperygypsy]

As an Australian, no one has ever seen that steak sauce in Australia

[ДжейкобФрай-эл]

And don't tell them, that we don't need to pay YouTube premium, because we already have no ads, thanks to sanctions.

[cadmus]

A “sanctioned-goods gift basket” sounds like so much fun

[Your-Magesty]

As a Russian... Thanks for reminding me that sanctions exist😂

[deib]

Not only Azbuka sells them. You can also find sanctioned products in Metro, a German wholesale superstore that is still operating in Russia

[patrick]

I'm American and have been living in Moscow since 2013. Many things that used to be sold in Azbuka Vkusa and other stores aren't around anymore, or they're only sold in certain specialty stores with higher prices. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Mountain Dew, A&W Root Beer, and a few other snacks are tough to find.

That being said Moscow is a great place to live. I've been to a couple other parts of Russia and there are good places and less than good places. Basically the cities are nice, and some of the towns near the big cities are OK, but the villages and hamlets in the middle of nowhere are lacking a lot of basics. About 80% of Russians live in urban areas though, I think you can confirm that on Wikipedia.
I will say that being American and living in Russia for so long has given me perspective that not a lot of people have. The country has changed a lot. Like a real lot. Most of what they say on the American news is misleading or even downright false, while the Russian news doesn't really so much engage in misleading headlines as they do just flat out ignore inconvenient stories.

[Sycokay]

If you have enough money (or connections) you can buy everything anywhere.
Even in the Soviet Union people could buy things made in western countries. My parents always sent stuff to our relatives behind the iron curtain, and they made good money out of jeans, coffee, records, and all sorts of things.

[Fafne]

Man, I can't even get Russian Vodka in America, but if I go to Russia I can get an American soda?
We sanctioned ourselves!

[manio]

In other words : If you have enough money, no sanctions or restrictions can touch you.

[Xottapchenko]

>only 2 dollars a can
2$ in Russia is whole meal for me, dude

[californiadreams]

Actually, it is not THE most expensive shop in Russia. Look up for Eleseevski in Moscow that is located on Tverskaya street. It remained closed for many years but since the end of last year it should be operational again. That one IS the most gorgeous shop one can imagine

[Pruzhina]

Love Azbuka. High quality and not that expensive.

[Кириенко-тл]

It's cool to buy Dr. Pepper for $2 when the median salary is $350