i was just watching Лихие 90-е (had seen this episode before, anyone who's interested can watch at http://intv.ru/view/?film_id=18293)

and got to wondering: how did the russians here find living in the early 90s in all the chaos? ive heard some pretty interesting stories from russians that were in moscow at the time. just how crazy was it? or did it go by for most without any 'adventures' or столкновения с братками?
it would be interesting to hear