diff --git a/erepublik/access_points.py b/erepublik/access_points.py
index 5fa4aeb..836b404 100644
--- a/erepublik/access_points.py
+++ b/erepublik/access_points.py
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ class SlowRequests(Session):
     ]
     debug: bool = False
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, proxies: Dict[str, str] = None):
         super().__init__()
+        if proxies:
+            self.proxies = proxies
         self.request_log_name = utils.get_file(utils.now().strftime("debug/requests_%Y-%m-%d.log"))
         self.last_time = utils.now()
         self.headers.update({
@@ -132,6 +134,14 @@ class CitizenBaseAPI:
     def _get_main(self) -> Response:
         return self.get(self.url)
 
+    def set_socks_proxy(self, host: str, port: int, username: str = None, password: str = None):
+        url = f'socks5://{username}:{password}@{host}:{port}' if username and password else f'socks5://{host}:{port}'
+        self._req.proxies = dict(http=url, https=url)
+
+    def set_http_proxy(self, host: str, port: int, username: str = None, password: str = None):
+        url = f'http://{username}:{password}@{host}:{port}' if username and password else f'socks5://{host}:{port}'
+        self._req.proxies = dict(http=url)
+
 
 class ErepublikAnniversaryAPI(CitizenBaseAPI):
     def _post_main_collect_anniversary_reward(self) -> Response:
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index db5d4ec..9a951e1 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ isort==5.5.3
 pip==20.2.3
 PyInstaller==4.0
 pytz==2020.1
-pytest==6.0.2
+pytest==6.1.0
 responses==0.12.0
 setuptools==50.3.0
 Sphinx==3.2.1
-requests==2.24.0
+requests[socks]==2.24.0
 tox==3.20.0
 twine==3.2.0
 watchdog==0.10.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8ed3bc1..1cba71a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ with open('README.rst') as readme_file:
 with open('HISTORY.rst') as history_file:
     history = history_file.read()
 
-requirements = ['pytz==2020.1', 'requests==2.24.0']
+requirements = ['pytz==2020.1', 'requests[socks]==2.24.0']
 
 setup_requirements = []