It's a notch worse but it has very little noticeable effect on ordinary Russians' lives.
Even middle class people safely return from abroad (Istanbul, Dubai, Yerevan) where they expected to stay while economy crashed but it didn't.
Groceries cost pretty much the same, restaurants work, people don't get fired, you can even fly on a vacation to Turkey.
This is very sad because it seems that nobody will learn a lesson and Russians will watch war they allowed to happen like a thrilling TV show where they are the good guys.
Even middle class people safely return from abroad (Istanbul, Dubai, Yerevan) where they expected to stay while economy crashed but it didn't.
Groceries cost pretty much the same, restaurants work, people don't get fired, you can even fly on a vacation to Turkey.
This is very sad because it seems that nobody will learn a lesson and Russians will watch war they allowed to happen like a thrilling TV show where they are the good guys.