Russians change stuffy offices to beaches and ocean. Some thousands of our compatriots decided to wait out this crisis uneasy time in Indian resort region. Economic vicissitude will increase number of such travellers. People leave not only to Goa but also to Thailand, Turkey. Russians take special visitor visa (it enables to stay abroad some months) and leave abroad. Apartment renting is a bit cheaper in this countries than in Russian megapolises. If a person works on-line (programmers, designers, journalists, etc.), he can work even on the beach. Real estate analysts remark nowadays some people (mostly citizens of Moscow) lease their apartment and the lease payment use to pay for their living abroad. A new society of downshifters occurred two years ago, says Albert Astrahanov, deputy administrator at group of social research Hronos, to RIN.RU, people were hiding from themselves at that moment. Now the reasons are unsettled state, work stresses, epidemic job cut and salary decrease. The main part of active middle class have been left out in the cold because of the crunch. Some of them decided not to struggle with financial problems but escape from them. According to all-knowing Wikipedia, downshift is a slang term meaning life philosophy "life for oneself", "refusal from some else’s aims" (synonym Simple living can be used). Downshifters tend to refuse from conventional values comprising constant assets growth, career advancement etc., preferring life in behalf of themselves or their own family. People which have recently chosen this way of life probably can be called "temporary downshifters", thinks Astrahanov. "They use this time for internal problems solving, disposal of chronic fatigue syndrome and other problems solving. It’s a good psychological technique for self-arranging. So they get out of most difficulties". By the way, how much does "paradisal life" cost? Let’s review prices in Goa. Renting of coastal house with 2-3 rooms, toilet facilities and sewage system costs 400-600 $, nutrition (vegetables and fruit, supper in cheap but good restaurants) - 150$. But one must remember the Indian province Goa differs from other regions of the country. It is a particular reservation for Caucasians, leaving its territory is quite dangerous. Analyst at group of companies Region Sergei Burov considers downshifting idea won’t become very popular in Russia. "Most Russians don’t accept cosmopolitism. Many of them lack foreign languages knowledge. First of all young people will be ready to change place of living in case their work doesn’t involve obligatory presence at the work place. But there are few such "free painters" in our country". Kirill Ladanov