Russians who have moved abroad talk about changes for the better in 2021
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The Russians who moved abroad told how their lives changed in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic and what difficulties they had to overcome in 2021. Their revelations are published by Lenta.ru.
Ilya from Krasnodar, who left for Vietnam several years ago and worked in the hotel business, returned to his homeland at the very beginning of the pandemic, having managed to get out of the country at the last moment before the lockdown was announced. He decided to change his profession, went to study and believes that the events of the last two years have gone to him and his family.
Other heroes of Lenta.ru publications also speak about changes for the better. Anna, who moved to Germany and works in the wine business, last year managed to take her son out of Russia, whom her ex-husband had not let go of before.
Julia from Irkutsk, who lived in Belgium, had a child. Due to the restrictions imposed during the pandemic, it was more convenient for her to go to the doctor's office, and relatives were not allowed to enter the hospitals – this, she said, helped to avoid unnecessary turmoil. After giving birth, she left for Singapore, where the fight against the pandemic is even more severe.
For me, as a woman on maternity leave, this is now an ideal place for raising a baby: no warm clothes, constant access to the pool, many children, safety, and most importantly – everyone is wearing masks! Because of this, the pediatrician said it now has the lowest flu rates among toddlers.
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Confectioner Maria Troitskaya believes that 2021 was the best year for her in all five years that she spent in France. She got divorced and, thanks to the pandemic, quickly found a new apartment. She also likes that there are fewer tourists in Paris.
Anastasia, who lives in Japan, had to use all her skills to stay afloat. “You have to be a jack of all trades to survive,” she explains. She got married in 2021 but was never able to get married due to pandemic restrictions.
A Russian woman who had previously moved to Israel said that the peculiarities of the mentality of the inhabitants of this country are the exact opposite of the Russian one.
