Quote Originally Posted by A while ago Jasper May
Are those salaries per week (my book says Russians often get payed per week), per month or per year?
I read somewhere that everyone in Russia pays bribes (80th most corrupt country). As much as the total revenue is bribed per year. How much do they cost, normally?
Usually Russians speak about roubles per month if they don't make special definition. Not sure about Muscovites.

I don't know how researchers counted a number of bribes (by asking people? or by spying?). Anyway, I think bribes are more actual for «high circles» (rich people who have to make even more money). Ordinary Russians can meet with bribes in rare cases. Some people, who don't want to lose their time, just pay. Some go to police. But it depends on who asks for bribing, you or an official. There are only three things which are famous of their attitude to bribes—educational organisations (when you are too stupid to pass normal exams. It can cost as a cheap car), local recruting centres (when you don't want to serve in army), and road police (when you don't want to pay fine). It doesn't mean that you can make bribes in every such place (you may «earn» some years in prison), but people who don't suffer from luck of money and shame try to use such possibilities.