Inside a Russian dystopian library

If the billboards in Ivanovo are to be believed, Russia’s actually going locations.

“Document harvest!”

“Greater than 2000km of roads repaired in Ivanovo Area!”

“Change for the Higher!”

On this city, a four-hour drive from Moscow, a large banner glorifying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine covers all the wall of an outdated cinema. With photos of troopers and a slogan:

“To Victory!”

These posters depict a rustic marching in the direction of financial and…