Resistance, Russian-style (1/3)
My recent trip to Altai, an enchanted mountaneous area of Siberia bordering China and Mongolia, has confirmed the claims that Russians, historically, do not fight bans, they dilute and incapacitate them with passive, but indomitable resistance. About the only place in Altai where you can get fined for smoking in a wrong place is the airport (and they did it, in my case). The rest of the territory is, basically, open air, villages and tourist facilities. A facility is normally a collection of wooden chalets with maybe one communal structure, a kitchen and a bathhouse combined. There are signs “no … Continue reading →