Work / Polish minimum wage between Luxembourg and Bulgaria [13]

There are predictions that thanks to demographic situation and the fact that the current boomers are retiring soon there won't be enough work force in Poland and there will be a sharp increase in real wages... Who knows what the future holds, it might be that our wages will rise to Western Europe's standards sooner rather than later (assuming efficiency will go up too, no one wants to end up like Greece...)

Work / Is it worth for a 27 yo game artist to move from Moscow to Katowice? [14]

I would definitely move... With that kind of pay you can lead a veeery comfortable life in Katowice, or a comfortable one while saving half of your salary. The IT industry is currently booming in Poland, and from what I have heard there are many companies specializing in producing games, so there will always be room for growth and improvement. Some say that Katowice is an ugly city, but you have to remember that it is a part of the so called GOP region, one of the economic centers of Poland with over 2m+ inhabitants. There are also many projects (thanks to EU) concentrated on improving quality of life in the region. It is also very close to other places worth seeing (Krakow, Tatry Mountains, Wroclaw, Czech Republic etc.) and a trip to Berlin is literally a matter of hours. I guess it would be safe to say that you could check whether life in another country works out for you with this kind of opportunity in Poland - it has more or less a similar culture to Russia and other Slavic countries, and the language has similarities enabling you to learn it faster. If it is not what you are looking for you can easily go back. Also, if you were worried about what Polish people think about Russians nowadays - from my experience the issue is non existent on a "people's level". I have never heard people here saying bad things about Russian people, only about the politicians and their decisions.

Good luck with whatever you decide!