https://upjoke.com/soviet-jokes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_political_jokes

http://meetrussiaonline.com/dacha-as-part-of-the-russian-philosophy-of-life/

"The first dachas appeared in Russia under Peter the Great who bestowed the estates around St.-Petersburg to his people for good service to the state. The main condition for such a gift was the ennoblement of the land on which the gifted house was located. Linguistic researchers have studied the etymology of the word “dacha” which is derived from the verb дава́ть (to give). This makes dacha not just a house but an expensive gift and symbol of distinction. For a long time, dacha remained the privilege of aristocrats and civil servants."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacha

"The seniormost Soviet leaders all had their own dachas, and Joseph Stalin's favourite was in Gagra, Abkhazia."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Great

The history of dachas in Russia is an interesting subject.
The following is worth a read:

http://designboom.com/architecture/imperial-villas-humble-sheds-dacha-book-fairytale-wooden-world-fyodor-savintsev-09-06-2123/

My apologies. Here's the link again:

http://designboom.com/architecture/imperial-villas-humble-sheds-dacha-book-fairytale-wooden-world-fyodor-savintsev-09-06-2023/

Russia has an estimated 60 million dachas. A recent law has
simplified the types of dachas that can be registered making it
easier to register their dachas as permanent residences.

During the Soviet era dachas were given to the people and
became extremely popular in the 1980s, regulations were lifted
and dachas became more populat with an estimated half of
all Russian families owning one.

To return, albeit momentarily, to Albo ... the cost of living, housing, etc. etc.

And ...

Vile antisemitic behavior raging on our streets.

A terrorist attack on a Synagogue. How is that investigation going?

A journalist stated that these attacks were not by home-grown members of society, but from arrivals from overseas. Of course, we do not know.

However, it appears that Albo's hand is not on the helm ... or he is extremely incompetent.