Russia is an amazing country to be an entrepreneur.

E-commerce is applicable to Russia, just as it's applicable to any other market.

From the consumer perspective, what happened in the U.S. 10 years ago and Europe five years ago is now happening in Russia. People are beginning to understand that e-commerce is easy and safe.

I have American friends in France, and when I meet with them, they tell me about everything that is wrong with France. I think there is a general expat syndrome, which means that whatever country you are in, you are always missing your own country and always thinking that the country you live in is actually not as good as it could be.

There is very little room for relaxation, but as long as I capitalize on those brief moments of peace, I'm okay with that.

At Ozon, salaries are evaluated every year based on market benchmarks which are gender neutral.