you have to understand that Russia isn't poor, just the largest majority of population is poor. the richfags here can probably afford the prices, its just that it is by design that the average russkie is to be kept in poverty, so he is too busy wage slaving to pay base rent
Dont worry tho the media is proffesionally managed to busy their minds with hating foreign countries, so in the end they find their existence good enough and not complain.