Yeah, that's a little bit of a contrarian view right there but still worth some searching.
Im doing a bit of research and will take the liberty of sharing some here. My apologies.
Afaik European and US capitals dont look this clean (This is a random shot from Moscow)
And the list of russian holidays
Im sure this post will come back to haunt me since i will be accused of being a russian. It is what it is.
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No you're good, thank you! Some Russian friends told me people live great in Major cities
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