At first glance, the city of the Vladimir region is a typical springsfield of the middle lane: architectural monuments in the center, 60 thousand populations in emergency housing around, a pack of gulls above the dump of Moscow garbage and a legend about the library of Ivan the Terrible under the monastery. But each cliche has a flip side.

Text : Daria Yudakova Illustrations : Natasha Baiduzha August 21, 2019 The Association of Internet trade companies (Akit) reports : the online trade market volume for 2018 in Russia has grown by almost 60 %. Trade between buyers is especially growing - over the past year, its volumes have grown three times: against the background of a crisis, people actively sell used goods ( 80 % of the entire segment ).