{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"Marie Neren","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/marie-neren\/","title":"Low Budget Vegan In Russia - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"i89akXyvjs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/low-budget-vegan-in-russia\/\">Low Budget Vegan In Russia<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/low-budget-vegan-in-russia\/embed\/#?secret=i89akXyvjs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Low Budget Vegan In Russia&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"i89akXyvjs\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/russia.jpg","thumbnail_width":991,"thumbnail_height":735,"description":"Before leaving home, I got warned by several people that Russia is not the most vegan-friendly country to travel in. It&#8217;s funny how people who are not even vegan and have probably never been to Russia become experts on unknown territory. I must admit that I was happily surprised about the veggie situation in this gigantic country. I have committed to not paying for any sleep, so CouchSurfing is just the perfect deal for me. It is the cheapest accommodation and also allows you to have good contact with locals and their routines. Since I do not speak the language, and therefore cannot read any labels, I carefully selected my hosts as follows: I simply searched for a host filtered by the keyword \u201cvegan\u201d. This way the search was immediately narrowed down to like-minded people who will be delighted to share their day-to-day vegan lifestyle with you. My first stop was Moscow and here I stayed with a young vegan drummer named Anna. She took me to the supermarket and explained that Russian organic shops are an unnecessary luxury. Good news: the veggies are real! They are ugly, very tasteful and come straight from the countryside. Sounds like heaven, right? [&hellip;]"}