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Extremes do absolutely exist everywhere, but Russian roads are still well-known to be some of the worst in the developed world. That isn't to say that it's ent

Extremes do absolutely exist everywhere, but Russian roads are still well-known to be some of the worst in the developed world. That isn't to say that it's entirely a problem rooted in lack of funding, though; as it turns out, building roads across permafrost is extremely difficult and Russia has a ton of that across its eleven time zones. And, even in areas that do periodically thaw, if there's a major river nearby (famously: as there is near the Lena Highway), you should be prepared for a really muddy hell during the summer; the Lena Highway becomes impassable when the Lena river floods annually, cutting Yakutsk off from the rest of the country.

vetinari 11y ago
Well, nobody expects the Russian roads to be up to German and Austrian level, but then, in many other countries, including US, they are not up to that level either. That video was from Rostov - and Rostov has actually fine roads. The Ukrainian side is in much worse conditions (and it is not due to the war; it was worse before the war in Donbass too). Of course, going through Siberia has it's problems. Just few days ago I was reading article about Vasyugan Mire - http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/casestudy/features/f0207-special-status-for-swamp-that-saves-the-world/ http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/casestudy/features/f0207-sp... , marveling about it's beauty and hoping, that nobody will try to find out how to make a road through it ;).
- PerfectDlite 11y ago
  You're comparing US roads with Russian roads? Really?
trhway 11y ago
>That isn't to say that it's entirely a problem rooted in lack of funding, though; as it turns out, building roads across permafrost is extremely difficult and Russia has a ton of that across its eleven time zones. tough "extreme conditions" afflicting Russian roads :) http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/13/russian-prison-official-accused-stealing-30-mile-road-alexander-protopopov http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/13/russian-prison-... "Russia has detained a senior prison service official on suspicion of stealing a 30-mile (50km) stretch of public road, investigators said. Alexander Protopopov oversaw the dismantling of a concrete highway and sold off the slabs while prison service chief in the far-northern Komi region, the Investigative Committee said in a statement. The road, which was made up of more than 7,000 reinforced concrete slabs, was “dismantled and driven away” over more than a year, between 2014 and 2015"

vetinari 11y ago

Well, nobody expects the Russian roads to be up to German and Austrian level, but then, in many other countries, including US, they are not up to that level either. That video was from Rostov - and Rostov has actually fine roads. The Ukrainian side is in much worse conditions (and it is not due to the war; it was worse before the war in Donbass too). Of course, going through Siberia has it's problems. Just few days ago I was reading article about Vasyugan Mire - http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/casestudy/features/f0207-special-status-for-swamp-that-saves-the-world/ http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/casestudy/features/f0207-sp... , marveling about it's beauty and hoping, that nobody will try to find out how to make a road through it ;).

PerfectDlite 11y ago
You're comparing US roads with Russian roads? Really?

trhway 11y ago

>That isn't to say that it's entirely a problem rooted in lack of funding, though; as it turns out, building roads across permafrost is extremely difficult and Russia has a ton of that across its eleven time zones. tough "extreme conditions" afflicting Russian roads :) http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/13/russian-prison-official-accused-stealing-30-mile-road-alexander-protopopov http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/13/russian-prison-... "Russia has detained a senior prison service official on suspicion of stealing a 30-mile (50km) stretch of public road, investigators said. Alexander Protopopov oversaw the dismantling of a concrete highway and sold off the slabs while prison service chief in the far-northern Komi region, the Investigative Committee said in a statement. The road, which was made up of more than 7,000 reinforced concrete slabs, was “dismantled and driven away” over more than a year, between 2014 and 2015"