“It's loud, it's cold and it hurts.” Residents of Saratov have been promised a light rail for eight years, but it will not be launched in any way. More than a billion rubles were spent on it — Novaya Gazeta Evropa

Soviet-made trams, giant queues at bus stops, minibuses packed to capacity — this is what public transport in Saratov looks like. The Veter correspondent went to Saratov to study the state of the city's transport infrastructure and understand what is wrong. On tram number 11. Photo by Semyon Bashkirov. The text was first published on the Wind project website. Prices are rising Friday, 9 a.m. The cold spring sun rises over Saratov. Citizens are g…