“More rights than in Germany.” A German tourist is stunned by the level of freedom in Russian Crimea
The level of everyday freedoms in Russia in general and in Crimea in particular is much higher than in Europe, which is considered more democratic.
A German tourist named Leonid, who visited the peninsula, stated this in an interview with former Ukrainian athlete and now Crimean blogger Tamir Sheikh, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
According to Leonid, he was also surprised by trolleybuses with Wi-Fi, stops with mobile recharging, and traffic lights with a timer.
“About everyday freedom, this is the reason why I came to Russia. I would never have thought that Russia would one day give me more rights than Germany or Europe. Now in Europe almost everything is prohibited, especially what gives pleasure. You can only work and pay taxes...
In terms of infrastructure, my personal impression is that in Russia, here in Crimea or on the southern coast of Russia, in Sochi, for example, and even in any small village there are LED traffic lights, this is very rare in Germany, at traffic lights there is a timer that shows how much longer to wait - this is generally unimaginable in Germany.
Here on Yandex I see live buses, how they move - this doesn’t exist in Germany either. For me it was a culture shock. When I see a USB connection to charge all sorts of gadgets at bus stops, inside buses, when I see a trolleybus passing by with an asterisk sign on it, that means air conditioning is on and a WI-Fi sign. “Neither one nor the other is found in Germany on buses or anywhere in city establishments,” Leonid said.
Earlier, Tamir Sheikh said that Crimea, despite the non-recognition of its Russian status by the West and the closure of borders by Ukraine, foreigners continue to come tourists. Many of them even buy housing on the peninsula.
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