OK... since I didn't live in a cave for the last 6 years, I do know that the city took a beating economically in the aftermath of the crisis.
I did know that a lot of people lost their jobs / home and had to re-locate and that some areas were pretty much left to waste.
However, the documentary showed crazy things that I still have a hard time to believe:
- Some tree huggers couple who bout a house with a pretty big back yard for $1,500
- Several areas with no traffic lights to save $$$
- Places with minimum (and I really mean bare minimum) police and fire departments
- A parallel economy.
- Tours for - the rare tourists - to go around deserted industrial buildings.
The documentary went on for over an hour, showing desolation and things you would expect to see in a third world country (or Russia
).
Anyone been there recently (or is there currently)?
Is it as bad as they said or is it just to make sensational TV?