I think I can answer the question about the fur coats. My Russian co workers told me most furs in Russia are real. As they protect you against cold weather. Fake fur does not. Most of the fur are from animals like rabbits and fox. In other words just ordinary price range fur. Not luxury and nobody but the wealthy would wear mink or sable, etc. In certain cold places, even the poorest people wear real fur.
Both of my co-workers (one is form Moscow, the other from St. Petersburg) had to sell their fur before coming to the U.S. as there is great hostility in wearing real fur here.
I like your Russian journal very much. I think I too would have loved to travel in the trains there.
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Date: 2014-02-24 05:40 pm (UTC)Both of my co-workers (one is form Moscow, the other from St. Petersburg) had to sell their fur before coming to the U.S. as there is great hostility in wearing real fur here.
I like your Russian journal very much. I think I too would have loved to travel in the trains there.