Things appear not to have changed much since that time. Simak Delitvin tells us today: "Touring has become rarer - and there's still a lack of suitable venues in Krasnodar. [Nonetheless], my musical story is only now beginning." For all the lack of opportunities in a given location, this city still seems well suited to the construction of new potentials. A fixed location has a direct and essentially positive influence on Litvin's attitude to sound-craft; any transition from friendly collaborations to commercial progress, however, lies in the hands of other - fiscal - forces. Even the most stubborn community cannot shape regional economics.