Posted on 11/16/2023 6:39:54 PM PST by marcusmaximus
For Darya Stepanova, a mother of two who lives in a small town on the eastern side of the Ural mountains, soaring prices for everything from baby food to nappies have forced her family to cut back on most treats and eating out.
The Stepanov family is one of millions of Russian families having to cut back due to the significant changes forced on Russia's economy by the war in Ukraine and the myriad sanctions imposed by the West.
Stepanova, 34, her five year old son and newborn son, try to make ends meet on the 50,000 roubles ($550) a month her husband Sergei earns. When she goes through the snow to the shops, she inspects the prices to search for bargains.
"I can see how everything has become more expensive in the course of just these past five years," Stepanova told Reuters in her flat in Sredneuralsk, a town on the shores of Lake Iset about 25 km (15 miles) north of the Urals city of Yekaterinburg and 1400 km (870 miles) east of Moscow.
"Before you could buy food worth a thousand roubles for three or four days easily, but now when you go to the shop a thousand roubles is nothing - you can only buy food for everyday needs, like milk, yogurt, bread and that's it - your thousand has flown away."
Baby milk has quadrupled in price over the five years since her first child, she said, while the price of prams have tripled to 60,000 roubles. Prices for disposable nappies and baby food have at least doubled, she said.
The family's income has not risen by anything like that while the rouble has fallen against the U.S. dollar since February 2022, when President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine
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Perfectly summarized.
Gotta say that Spam and fried egg sandwiches are the balls! Spam in place of Thanksgiving turkey though? Not feeling it. . .
Nice Russian propaganda graphic
Your KGB handlers obviously spent a lot of time preparing that
too bad it’s all bogus nonsense, LOL!
*one
A Spammer getting so easily triggered, and you accuse others of doing what you do?
Spam is still good, and though I’m not from any part of Europe, eastern or western or middle, I still prefer Spam to turkey.
BTW, a picture is worth a thousand words. (Ever heard of that saying?)
But, why get offended by a simple and innocent post? You seem to have issues.
OK, Skippy. I really couldn’t care less what you prefer, but it’s cute that you think I give even the slightest rat’s hiney.
Looks like you have RevMom’s “I know you are but what am I?” game down pat. 😆There’s probably a whole segment on that in your troll training class since you all do it.
You zeepers are funny.
Annoying, but funny.
Hey there, grumpy.
Funny is preferable to grumpy, but, why are you so irritated. Hemorrhoids getting to you? There’s medicine for that, and there’s also medicine for mental issues. Get some.
BTW, what’s a zeeper? (I think I know, but, you can enlighten me with your definition and understanding of what it is)
LOL - you again.
I know you’re fascinated with me, but sadly, I don’t reciprocate those feelings.
You’re too banal and frankly, you bore me. I wish no further interaction with you and your tiresome blather.
I will allow you to have the last word. I may not read it, but you may have it.
Have a nice weekend!
Bla Bla Bla! Quack! Quack! Quack!
😆😂😄🤣
That’s exactly what they sound like, waddling around FR, spewing their anger and leftist nonsense.
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