But they, of course, have to pay for their pleasure. The economics are simple. Russians may think their country has become part of western civilization. But even the most gentle forms of feminism remain an obscure concept here. Spousal assault is seldom viewed as a crime.
Men routinely leave their wives and children, never to be heard from again.
Few errant husbands provide child support and almost none pay alimony. Women in Russia are still expected to dress up like dolls and to do all the housework and child-rearing. Yet, for all that, Russia is a matriarchal society, with venerable babushkas often running the show at home. A lot of us are drunk. You know, anything for free.