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“A Normal Day In Russia”: 50 Pics Of Everyday Things Happening In Russia
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Russia is a country of contrasts and peculiarities. Many people on the internet romanticize Russian and Slavic culture and point out the sometimes harsh and bizarre reality of daily life in the region. A reality that no longer makes anyone living there so much as blink anymore. That’s where the ‘A Normal Day in Russia’ subreddit comes in.
An online community of over 1.15 million members, r/ANormalDayInRussia celebrates Russian culture with all of its weirdness, uniqueness, and moments that will have you going, ‘What in the world did I just see?’ Keep in mind, though, that the subreddit focuses on entertainment first and foremost: the stereotypes shown here don’t necessarily show the full width and breadth of living in the country. These photos do, however, indicate the culture shock you might get if you ever do visit.
Scroll down, upvote the pics that made you laugh or left you impressed, and let us know in the comments what you thought of this list. Just remember to keep it light when it comes to all the complicated politics, that’s not what the subreddit or this list is about: the aim is to celebrate cultural quirks and interesting daily life. Got your ushanka hats ready? Then let’s go, PanDAs.
Bored Panda reached out to the r/ANormalDayInRussia moderator team and one of its members was kind enough to go into detail about the idea behind the subreddit in more depth. As the moderator put it, the community isn't just about "bears and vodka" and doesn't want to focus on just these harmful stereotypes. You'll find their comments about steering away from negative content while keeping people entertained below.
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SentimentAndBadJokes 5 years ago
Cute seal, but it freaks me out for some reason. It's the whiskers...
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Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
There are more modern looking Ladas. Lada Kalina looks like a Ford Focus for example but sucks much less.
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Tassenküchlein168 5 years ago (edited)
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This is Belarus. Lukashenko said that. Russia has strict misinformation laws they do actually try to enforce and free vaccination points
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J. F. 5 years ago
The people are great, just the government sucks. (That's very often the case)
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The people are great, just the government sucks. (That's very often the case)
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