The surprising things currently BANNED in Russia Foreigners complain that LinkedIn and cheese are hard to come by in the country. Those moving to Russia from abroad might be expecting a few life changes. Yet, sometimes, people discover to their astonishment that the most trivial things they often used back home are now banned. Cheese and LinkedIn Perhaps the most frequent complaint among foreigners living in Russia is the lack of some European-made cheeses. In 2014, Russia banned wholesale imports of certain foodstuffs from the European Union in response to sanctions imposed...