The actual conduct of government is ordered by presidential and governmental decrees, which are often inconsistent and frequently ignored. As under czars and communists, Russian bureaucrats tend to shift burdens to the populace, who are bearing the brunt of unpredictable government behavior. It's no way to run a country. It's very like czarism. If the players don't reshape the system and make it more responsive to voters, Urban says the possibility of revolt is real.
People are hungry.
Starving to death. Conditions are very bad. The army, too, is hungry, he notes. Soldiers are not getting paid, and the number of suicides among officers and troops is increasing. But in all seriousness, it would be foolishly optimistic to discount it as a possibility.