In Soviet Russia, Storm Weathers You; Or, What You Might Get If You Gut FEMA | The New Republic

In Soviet Russia, Storm Weathers You; Or, What You Might Get If You Gut FEMA | The New Republic: Through it all, the Russian authorities and the official Russian press were largely silent. Russia has never been a transparent place where information flows freely, but when it was most needed, information became hardest to find. Should we leave the city? If so, where were the areas clear of smoke? How could we get there, and what was happening with the airports and train stations and roads? If we stayed, what precautions should we take to minimize inhalation and death? And, if you’re out in the regions and there’s fire approaching, what do you do? Russians (and I) were left to figure this stuff out on our own.