Ilya Varlamov: "Bad Penza"

"Penza is average. An ordinary provincial town that hardly stands out in any way. It’s difficult to surprise anyone with local problems. This is the same case when instead of Penza you can write a dozen other names of Russian cities, and no one will notice the catch. Yes, the roads are bad, but not so much so that someone would pay attention to it. Yes, there is a problem with public transport, but this is a widespread phenomenon. There is garbage, but also within the framework of the all-Russian norm, if the presence of garbage on the streets can be considered normal at all. Pedestrian infrastructure is not ideal, but not. to say that it is absolutely horror, horror, like in some cities.

It’s difficult to say that Penza has something the worst or the best in Russia. Penza, in all respects, is somewhere in the middle of the list of Russian cities."