 The middle class in Russia didn't feel the sanctions at all, says Polish writer, Polish writer Maja Wolny, who visited Russia on a Belgian passport, admitted that Russians do not feel Western sanctions and the store shelves are full. Travel writer Maja Wolny recently returned from Russia. She returned to Warsaw, disappointed, giving a lengthy interview to Onat.pl. Here, a journalist asks, have you seen empty store shelves and Russians complaining about poverty? The writer answers, The West sees the consequences of sanctions for Russia as it wants to see them. But of course, some luxury brands have left this country. But Paul Smith and Yves Rocher, British women's accessories and French cosmetics, are doing well. In supermarkets, not only are the shelves full, but you can easily buy French cheeses, Italian pasta, and sweets from Poland. These goods get there mainly through countries, with which Russia is in a customs union. In fact, the middle class in Russia did not feel the sanctions at all, Maja Wolny continues. We think that the Russians will suffocate under the sanctions, starve to death, or the unemployed will take to the streets, as during the October Revolution. We remain convinced that our actions, the actions of the broadly understood West, will lead to far-reaching changes in Russia. But when I got to Russia, there were no protests, no revolutionary sentiments. The Polish writer admits that this is a kind of paradox. Russians are having a great time, laughing, having fun. According to them, their world order is unshakable and everything happens as it should.