Jeff, I'm from Russia and you have NO idea. I LOLd...
Yes we had a little bit of anarchy in 90th. And it was a horrible time with a total poverty (much worse than in USSR before) and a gunfights on a streets.

Now it's better, people are not so poor and no fights on streets, BUT now we have a police state again. No better than in USA ((( And it only gets worse in last few years (((