[GraniteStateConservative]

It's what happened when the Soviet Union collapsed-- along with its economy. It makes sense that it would happen here. The Soviets had PhD exotic dancers and hookers because there weren't other jobs for them. People need to work-- for themselves and for the income it brings.

[Tokhtamish]

Before I was saved, I enjoyed pornography.

For me the most poignant indicator of how far Russia had fallen was noting in the 90's the increasing appearance of Russian girls in porn. They were perfectly willing to do things top tier American porn stars didn't. They stood out because they were magnificently beautiful. Magnificently beautiful American girls do not go into porn. Yet. They have other options. I wondered, do these women have so few options that they will do just about anything to get a ticket out of Russia ? Are the marital pickings in the motherland that lean ?

When the economy collapses, vice skyrockets.