Can you get a rental flat, and if so how?

Or do most people need to buy their flats?

Is the system corrupt?

How did you get your flat and are you mostly happy, or looking to upgrade?

The reason that I am asking is because I am looking for a flat myself, in Stockholm. I would not want to buy one right now, but the rental market is so regulated that it is impossible to get a flat without being in a queue for a number of years. I am at my wits end and feeling really bad about what to do. At the moment I am staying in a company flat, but I don't like the area, the building and the flat is too small. Blah!!!
The system in the UK were I lived previously is not regulated by the state but by market price - meaning that people (like me) who have agood income can get a decent flat, where they want.

I am curious how much the Russian system has changed over the last 20 years, whether people are pleased with the changes and if normal people are now able to find flats that suit them, at a reasonable price.

Hoping to hear about your experiences and finding out how this works, in Russia and the other CIS coutnries.