This week I saw pictures of people in Moscow wearing masks - trying to breathe. That told me it's got to be pretty bad. You know, during the Avian Flu pandemic (and the Swine Flu, and the annual regular flu season) with all the scary stories and such, I never saw one local in a mask. I mean you would get into a Tokyo-style-crowded subway car, with people sneezing not covering their mouthes - yet no one wore masks... it just wasn't cool... or things were not bad enough. So seeing Muscovites in masks told me all I needed to know. Folks, it's bad. If you were planning to travel there - wait until the rains start in a month or so.
Meanwhile, here are a couple of English-language news sources for Russia:
The Voice of Russia - the link is to the English version, but you will also find it has a version in German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi and other languages, thirty-three in total (including Russian).
Russia TV - in English, Russian, Spanish and Arabic.
The Moscow Times - an English-language expat-aimed Moscow newspaper. You may find it (and its Saint Petersburg counterpart - see below) featuring opinions different from those expressed by the first two media on the list.
The Saint Petersburg Times - an English-language expat-aimed Saint Petersburg newspaper.
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