Originally Posted by CyberSEO

In fact it means that officially in Russia you can't buy even a SIM card w/o a passport, but in real you can buy it almost everywhere for about $3. Distribution of pornography is forbidden in Russia while even the state TV operators include it into their paid packets. You must have a license to be a taxi driver, but go to the street, raise your hand and you'll see how many drivers here don't give a flyin' fuck about that law.