It is close though, especially in urban areas. My brother worked at Sotchi during the Olympics and in a big city in the south (sorry I forgot the name, it was o

It is close though, especially in urban areas. My brother worked at Sotchi during the Olympics and in a big city in the south (sorry I forgot the name, it was on a pretty big river though) during the world Cup, and it seemed that everyone was trying to use each other, or was thinking others wanted to use them. Even when the surrounding mood was positive, young people seemed distrustful, and the drunk Russians seemed more violent and paranoid that drunk tourists/workers. It felt like a hard life, for young people at least. Older people seemed doing a lot better tbh.