{"id":284,"date":"2023-06-25T11:45:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T15:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/en\/?p=284"},"modified":"2026-05-09T23:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T03:42:23","slug":"what-happened-to-russia-and-what-to-do-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/en\/2023\/06\/25\/what-happened-to-russia-and-what-to-do-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happened To Russia \u2014 And What To Do With It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/ru\/2023\/06\/25\/chto-stalo-s-rossiyei-i-chto-s-etim-delat\/\">\u0420\u0423\u0421\u0421\u041a\u041e\u042f\u0417\u042b\u0427\u041d\u0410\u042f \u0412\u0415\u0420\u0421\u0418\u042f<\/a> | \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/ru\/2023\/06\/25\/chto-stalo-s-rossiyei-i-chto-s-etim-delat\/\">RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE VERSION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Happened To Russia \u2014 And What To Do With It\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6eIsPIA4bpc?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have devoted more than 10 years to studying public life and striving for its peaceful improvement in Russia and the world. And my aspirations \u2014 among other things \u2014 have been tested by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wQJoazYTZTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public activism<\/a> during <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexei_Navalny_2018_presidential_campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Navalnyi&#8217;s campaign<\/a>, by participation in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017%E2%80%932018_Russian_protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peaceful protests<\/a>, by <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_14170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">monitoring<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_Russian_presidential_election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018 presidential \u00abelections\u00bb<\/a> as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lA7d2_NveFo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">independent observer<\/a>, by <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/en\/2023\/01\/01\/an-interview-with-a-russian-american-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cooperation<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Navalny_Headquarters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Navalny&#8217;s Headquarters<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ZDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">international media<\/a>, by <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/en\/2023\/01\/01\/an-interview-with-a-russian-american-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pressure<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samara_National_Research_University\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">university<\/a>, by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QY0LCNiEUlE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">police pressure<\/a>, by <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/en\/2023\/01\/01\/an-interview-with-a-russian-american-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">court hearings in Russia<\/a>, by persecution by <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_17270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">special agencies of the Russian government<\/a>, by independent non-profit <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/en\/2023\/01\/15\/an-interview-with-a-russian-american-part-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">journalism<\/a>, by <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/en\/2023\/01\/15\/an-interview-with-a-russian-american-part-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">helping<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/protest-against-the-ukraine-war-anniversary-and-putins-regime-in-philly-tickets-560190112707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peaceful protests organizing<\/a>, and by <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/en\/2023\/03\/12\/an-interview-with-a-russian-american-part-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">informational and 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https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_37_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">job in Germany<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QcrOmek_fsw&amp;list=PLU5ERRTOxFWQVteyeU5f-b2R5xWq6Vun4&amp;index=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">work in Saint Petersburg<\/a>, job in Moscow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_ee4kWit938&amp;list=PLU5ERRTOxFWQVteyeU5f-b2R5xWq6Vun4&amp;index=15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how Putin became a president in general<\/a>, and after studying a detailed psychological portrait of this <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KGB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KGB agent<\/a>, it became much more clear to me why Putin is who he is. 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href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%92%D0%BD%D1%83%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%8F_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">domestic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">foreign policies<\/a> of Putin&#8217;s regime and Vladimir Putin personally. Russia had simply <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_the_Soviet_Union\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unbelievable potential and tremendous influence in the international arena<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was built on the bones of the millions of lives<\/a> given for our freedom in the 20th century. With <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russia&#8217;s natural resources<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Resource_curse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it was possible to take this country to a whole new level<\/a>, providing a worthy alternative to other countries. And finally, Russia had an incredibly huge <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">human potential<\/a> \u2014 including those who were willing to work for the benefit of their fellow citizens as well as for the benefit of people from around the world. Today, we have the opportunity to observe what Russia has left from all of that. 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This man is a liar who deserves absolutely no trust, because he will say anything if it&#8217;s beneficial to him. But nevertheless, let&#8217;s assume that he is truly convinced of what he is saying. Let&#8217;s take a few of the most popular examples of how he justifies his rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad59f751&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a264ad59f751\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_58_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&quality=85&webp=85&sharp=1\" alt=\"A photo of Vlad (Vladimir) Dorokhin with a background of Vladimir Putin's address to Russians on February 24, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-6956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_58_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1920w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_58_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160-720x405.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 720w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_58_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160-1280x720.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1280w, 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viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time after time, year after year, Vladimir Putin talks about the unacceptability of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_exceptionalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United States world domination<\/a>. Well, this criticism of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_imperialism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">modern American government&#8217;s ambitions<\/a> is justified \u2014 it&#8217;s not just me and not just one country in the world that thinks so. And not because \u00abthe United States is bad, because it is the United States\u00bb \u2014 but because no government should have unlimited power: it is fatal for the whole humanity. 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United States intervention in Iraq<\/a> that was based on lies, mentioning the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bush%E2%80%93Blair_2003_Iraq_memo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fake vial of powder<\/a> that was once presented by the U.S. as a \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weapon_of_mass_destruction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weapon of mass destruction<\/a>\u00bb in Iraq. Well, you can not deny that \u2014 it&#8217;s not just me and not just one country in the world that remembers these lies. But how does Putin&#8217;s regime respond to this intervention? 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https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_79_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 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Right when the international community is finally becoming disappointed with the \u00absafety\u00bb of American <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cultural_globalization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">globalization<\/a> that was promoted for over 20 years by various U.S. politicians and businessmen \u2014 right when it started to happen, the actions of the Putin regime and Vladimir Putin personally, as much as I wouldn&#8217;t like it to, are giving American globalism a second wind right now and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prelude_to_the_2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">justifying its existence<\/a> for a huge number of people. Just like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/news_212288.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accession of more of Russia&#8217;s neighboring countries to NATO<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5aa2ac&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5aa965&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a264ad5aa965\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" 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The events in Ukraine showed especially clearly <a href=\"https:\/\/rus.azattyq.org\/a\/putin-ukraine-rationality-emotional-questions\/31729946.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how disconnected Putin is from reality<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/ru\/bezavsij-iz-rf-oficer-fso-rasskazal-ob-informacionnom-vakuume-putina\/a-65231249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how dependent he has become<\/a> on his \u00absources of information\u00bb, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mO7rnsVKXTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how dependent he has become<\/a> on unrestricted power. All of that happened right after he made his personal choice to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia_under_Vladimir_Putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seize the desired throne<\/a> with his own hands and feet. And there are no justifications for all of these choices that Vladimir Putin has made. 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Putin and those connected with Putinism simply must bear full responsibility for the consequences of their choices to the whole world \u2014 according to the standards of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an independent and open international court<\/a>. The hope that these people will voluntarily repent of what they have done and are doing is simply the height of naivety. Their main values in life are endless enrichment and unlimited power. Their public life is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doublethink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doublethink<\/a>, they are unbelievably cynical. Words, values, faith in ideals to them are just tools that they twist as they wish when it is to their personal advantage. They have invented a parallel reality and they forcibly convince anyone who disagrees to find it adequate and who doubts. The longer these people represent the Russian government, the more <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Putin%27s_Palace_(film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they want to become<\/a> the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proekt.media\/investigation\/kirill-shamalov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aristocrats<\/a>, completely forgetting that they are just managers in the service of civil society. 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https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_100_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are just 2 phrases said by Vladimir Putin himself. Just 2 phrases from 5 years ago \u2014 said in 2018:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vladimir_Putin%27s_language#Putinisms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why do we need such a world if Russia is not in it?<\/a>\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vladimir_Putin%27s_language#Putinisms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We will go to heaven as martyrs, and they will just drop dead.<\/a>\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5b6d98&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-19 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5b744c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a264ad5b744c\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"6999\" src=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_101_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&quality=85&webp=85&sharp=1\" alt=\"A photo of Vlad (Vladimir) Dorokhin with a background of Vladimir Putin in 2018.\" class=\"wp-image-6999\" 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src=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_102_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&quality=85&webp=85&sharp=1\" alt=\"A photo of Vlad (Vladimir) Dorokhin with a background of Vladimir Putin in 2018 (a different event).\" class=\"wp-image-7000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_102_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1920w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_102_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160-720x405.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 720w, 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https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_102_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=1344 1344w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_102_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=1728 1728w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_102_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Especially \u2014 people willing to sell their souls for it. When the Soviet Union existed, current Russian politicians, businessmen close to the government, and propagandists were \u00abtrue pioneers\u00bb and \u00abcommunists\u00bb. When the Soviet Union fell, these same people suddenly became critics of communism and \u00abtrue liberals\u00bb. When Putin began to concentrate more and more power in his hands, these same people suddenly became critics of liberalism and \u00abtrue supporters\u00bb of their own \u00abspecial Russian world\u00bb that only they \u00abunderstand\u00bb. They consider Europe and the West as \u00abenemies\u00bb \u2014 but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.ru\/politics\/21\/07\/2014\/543d59cdcbb20f33d3197856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buy literal palaces<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/rusmonitor.com\/spisok-deputatov-senatorov-ministrov-rf-s-grazhdanstvom-stran-nato.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">obtain permanent residence<\/a> in those countries. They \u00abadvocate family values\u00bb \u2014 but <a href=\"https:\/\/obshchayagazeta.eu\/ru\/news\/123218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have several mistresses<\/a> who have <a href=\"https:\/\/navalny.com\/p\/6641\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00absecret\u00bb children<\/a> with them. They <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thebell_io\/22492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unconditionally accept<\/a> the laws passed from above on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2022_Russian_mobilization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mandatory mobilization<\/a> and \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD_%E2%84%96_127-%D0%A4%D0%97_2023_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">electronic military subpoenas<\/a>\u00bb \u2014 but set themselves and their family members <a href=\"https:\/\/netnadzor.media\/novosti\/27-09-2022-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">immunity from any conscription<\/a> in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5b7f96&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 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When Putin&#8217;s regime finally falls, <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/news\/2023\/05\/28\/byvshego-deputata-gosdumy-magomeda-gadzhieva-isklyuchili-iz-edinoy-rossii-za-diskreditatsiyu-partii-pered-etim-ego-ob-yavili-inoagentom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I am sure<\/a> these same people will be among the first to swear at Putinism and personally Vladimir Putin using the dirtiest words, trying their best to convince us that \u00abin reality\u00bb, they have always supported the freedom of speech, democracy, and liberalism \u2014 supported anything needed, just so we can all \u00abforgive\u00bb them once again. How many times should this disgusting scam happen before all of that finally becomes obvious? 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https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_115_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 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And these people, all their lives, and all their deeds will definitely go down in history, regardless of how they wanted to do it themselves. These people will never be able to hide or rewrite their deeds in the 21st century: all their secrets will sooner or later become available to the world. Our task as a society is to confront the obvious evil and to learn from what we have now as responsibly as possible, preventing a repeat of the horror that has not fully manifested itself yet. Because the Russian society, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investigate-europe.eu\/en\/2022\/eu-closed-loophole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the governments of the European Union<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Vladimir-Putin\/Silencing-critics-and-actions-in-the-West\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the governments of the West<\/a> \u2014 the whole world is responsible in its proportions for the creation and establishment of Putin&#8217;s regime in Russia. 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I have lived both in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the regional center<\/a> of Russia, in <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BA_(%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one of villages<\/a>, and in the \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Petersburg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">second capital<\/a>\u00bb of the country \u2014 and I have communicated with an enormous amount of people with very different views from all these places, including both the most invisible <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%94%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%8B_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">people on the verge of poverty<\/a> and the very famous and wealthy people whose names are constantly mentioned in social networks and in the media. The \u00ababsolute support from the population\u00bb that propaganda on either side tries to promote does not exist \u2013 do not let them fool you. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8B_%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%8F_%D0%B2%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%83_(2022)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sociological surveys in the wartime Russia<\/a> reflect the real situation even less \u2014 those who try to convince you otherwise do so either as fools or as scums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5c0718&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-23 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5c1649&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a264ad5c1649\" 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conformists<\/a>&nbsp;eager to sell themselves for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thirty_pieces_of_silver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30 pieces of silver<\/a>, simply people with mental disorders, and the most <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manipulation_(psychology)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">psychologically vulnerable<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Disinformation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">misinformed<\/a> average citizens. But these people do not define \u00abthe whole Russia\u00bb by any means. People&#8217;s \u00abvisible\u00bb silence does not equal their real silence. Nor does it mean their support of the horror in Russia. Nor does it mean their indifference to the horror in Ukraine. The regime in Russia cannot be replaced with \u00aba simple desire\u00bb \u2014 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euromaidan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Euromaidan<\/a> example is not appropriate here, because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sVM69vcvwmw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the political situation in Russia and Ukraine was very different<\/a> in 2014 already. Are you sure you know <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexei_Gorinov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">what even the peaceful protests participants risk<\/a> in today&#8217;s Russia? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6uicsdZDw-Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is going on in the territories unrecognized by international law<\/a>, controlled by the henchmen of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Putinism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Putinism<\/a>? Are you sure you know what every person in Russia, who remains \u00abvisibly\u00bb silent, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masha_Moskalyova_case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">experiences<\/a>? Have you ever lived in a state where fundamental (literally!) rights and freedoms are <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8_%D0%B2_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8_(2022)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">taken away from a person<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%9D%D0%A0_%D0%B8_%D0%9B%D0%9D%D0%A0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Where a person is forcibly sent to a literal death<\/a> and treated <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/feature\/2022\/11\/08\/u-vseh-odna-i-ta-zhe-istoriya-priveli-polozhili-obstrelyali-komandiry-sbezhali\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">like a powerless slave<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5c8030&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped 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Their actions, their words, their \u00ablegacy\u00bb disgust me \u2014 and I make an effort not to turn this disgust into blind hatred: I do not want to be like these people, who are losing their humanity more and more every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5ceb9e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-26 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5cf233&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a264ad5cf233\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_142_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1920w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_142_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160-720x405.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 720w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_142_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160-1280x720.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1280w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_142_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160-768x432.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 768w, 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https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_142_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I do not support the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/lift-sanctions-on-russians-to-stop-putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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I am not going to support accusations of the \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8_%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BD_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%83_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">collective Russian guilt<\/a>\u00bb and discrimination on the basis of nationality: I haven&#8217;t polished benches for 26 years, so I understand <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolf_Hitler's_rise_to_power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">what this idiotic nonsense may transform into<\/a> in the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5d3bb2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 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No one forced me to be in opposition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">annexation of Crimea<\/a> and the creation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donetsk_People%27s_Republic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donetsk People&#8217;s Republic<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luhansk_People%27s_Republic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luhansk People&#8217;s Republic<\/a>. No one forced me to help peaceful Ukrainian refugees in the United States after start of Russian invasion of Ukraine. I did it all for free. I did it because I have always been against the cannibalistic acceptance of Ukrainian deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5d5ab2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a264ad5d5ab2\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one forced me to create and distribute journalistic materials to help <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020%E2%80%932021_Belarusian_protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peaceful protesters in Belarus<\/a> since 2020. No one forced me to help peaceful Belarusian refugees in the United States after the repression of Lukashenko&#8217;s dictatorial regime. I did all of this for free. I did it because I have always been against the cannibalistic acceptance of bullying and torture of Belarusian political activists and prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5d6280&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a264ad5d6280\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so, when help is needed for my compatriots from Russia, I have helped, I am helping, and I will help them as well. Even if it has become convenient to turn away from Russians, to accuse them of \u00abcollective guilt\u00bb with \u00abslavery\u00bb, and to try to isolate them from the \u00aboutside world\u00bb by foolishly or deliberately mixing ordinary Russians and Putin&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nomenklatura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">establishment<\/a>. I have always been, I am, and I will always be against the cannibalistic acceptance of abuse, torture, and death of my fellow citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I am convinced that once again, the truth will be on my side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a264ad5d6a76&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a264ad5d6a76\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_155_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=1344 1344w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_155_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=1728 1728w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_155_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we allow scumbags and fools to isolate and degrade Russians on the basis of \u00abcollective guilt\u00bb and nationality, if we abandon the <a 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people, because of their unsettled and full of tragedies personal life, begin to project themselves onto the government, so that they can have at least something to be proud of \u2014 even if their image of the government consists of contradictions and lies. Many people of old age miss the \u00abgreat empire\u00bb \u2014 when in reality, they miss their youth and more predictable, understandable lives. Some simply do not know the difference between Russia as a country and the \u00abmanagers\u00bb of that country \u2014 politicians of the Russian government. Some get the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stockholm_syndrome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stockholm syndrome<\/a> and begin to justify the sadism of their own oppressors. Some people are extremely lonely and feel like no one needs them except the government, which \u00abtakes care of them and brings them a <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%B2_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8#%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F_(1991%E2%80%942010-%D0%B5)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pension<\/a>\u00bb. 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I think about this every day myself as well. During Stalin&#8217;s tyranny in the 20th century, accusations were written by members of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Soviet people<\/a>. In the 21st century, accusations are written by members of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_federal_subjects_of_Russia_by_population\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian people<\/a>. Both the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Censorship_in_the_Soviet_Union\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">desire of the government to destroy, classify, and fake archive documents<\/a>, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Censorship_in_the_Russian_Federation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">desire of the government to free all of those involved from responsibility for the crimes committed<\/a> \u2014 all of that has led to the society which has not learned its lessons from the horrors of the 20th century and which is repeating them again. We simply must declassify and make <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_archives_in_Russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">all the archived documents<\/a>, which the government wants to hide from public, and fundamentally change our attitude toward <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our own historical heritage<\/a>. We simply must hold all those involved in the crimes as fully accountable for both their speeches and their actions, including the events of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We simply must prosecute criminals and murderers according to all independent, open, international standards. 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, Soviet and Russian people as such are not criminals and not bad people. There can be no <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8_%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BD_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%83_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">collective guilt on the basis of nationality<\/a> here. It is very important to understand that and to not let ourselves get fooled by it. Both the representatives of the Soviet and Putin regimes and those who support them for their own reasons \u2014 all these people were not born with that. The \u00abSoviet\u00bb and \u00abPutin&#8217;s\u00bb dictatorships are not connected only with the 20th century Soviet Union and the 21st century Russia. It can happen <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in any country<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to any citizens<\/a> \u2014 be it American citizens or Canadian citizens. After all, even <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_United_States\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the United States<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada<\/a> are not the standards of freedom because of their enormous corrupted governments that use <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Left%E2%80%93right_political_spectrum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">radical right and radical left<\/a> for increasing their own power. And yes, both the United States and Canada can become countries with the \u00abSoviet\u00bb or \u00abPutin&#8217;s\u00bb regimes. 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or the examples of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/21\/how-canada-went-from-liberal-democracy-to-authoritarian-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transformations of Canada<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Criticism_of_the_United_States_government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the U.S.<\/a> are not convincing enough? No problem \u2014 for the sake of interest, I will even limit myself to the 20th century and mention only the most famous dictators:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Germany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Germany<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolf_Hitler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adolf Hitler<\/a>. Was in power for over 12 years (from 1933 until his death in 1945).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Italy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Italy<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benito_Mussolini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benito Mussolini<\/a>. Was in power for over 20 years (from 1922 to 1943).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_North_Korea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Korea<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_Il_Sung\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kim Il Sung<\/a>. Was in power for 46 years (from the creation of North Korea in 1948 until his death in 1994).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Chile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chile<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Augusto_Pinochet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Augusto Pinochet<\/a>. He was in power for 16 years (from 1973 to 1990).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Myanmar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Myanmar<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Than_Shwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Than Shwe<\/a>. In power for 19 years (from 1992 to 2011).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Spain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spain<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francisco_Franco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Francisco Franco<\/a>. Was in power for over 36 years (from 1939 until his death on November 20, 1975).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Indonesia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indonesia<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suharto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Haji Mohammed Suharto<\/a>. Was in power for 31 years (from 1967 to 1998).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Iraq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iraq<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saddam_Hussein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saddam Hussein<\/a>. Saddam Hussein was in power for 24 years (1979-2003).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Albania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Albania<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enver_Hoxha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enver Hoxha<\/a>. He was in power for 41 years (from 1944 to 1985).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Ethiopia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ethiopia<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mengistu_Haile_Mariam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mengistu Haile Mariam<\/a>. He was in power for more than 16 years (from 1947 to 1991).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yugoslavia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yugoslavia<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josip_Broz_Tito\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josip Broz Tito<\/a>. Was in power for 35 years (from 1945 until his death in 1980).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Sudan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Omar_al-Bashir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Omar al-Bashir<\/a>. Was in power for more than 30 years (from 1989 to 2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zimbabwe<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Mugabe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Mugabe<\/a>. Was in power for more than 37 years (from 1980 to 2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Romania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Romania<\/a> \u2014 dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nicolae Ceausescu<\/a>. 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They will always find someone to blame for \u00abslavery\u00bb. Russians will be \u00abguilty\u00bb for \u00abchoosing to be born in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mordor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mordor<\/a>\u00bb and for not going against the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kremlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kremlin<\/a> with bare hands right after being born. Belarusians will be \u00abguilty\u00bb for not being able to all come to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minsk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minsk<\/a> at the same time to overthrow the dictator <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Lukashenko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lukashenko<\/a> with wooden sticks. Even Afghans will be \u00abguilty\u00bb of failing to stop the \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taliban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taliban<\/a>\u00bb. 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https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_217_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 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https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_226_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, you know who I am \u2013 and you know this part of my life. I sincerely hope that all of that has helped you to better understand me as a person, me as a representative of Russian people, me as a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_Americans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian American<\/a> \u2014 and how we got to all of that in the first place. And if my story has made you think, then it was not useless at all. 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I turned 23 years old. I visited Moscow and saw the Kremlin for the first time. Several hours ago, I got my USA visa. Exactly one week later, my life will change forever.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-7157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_252_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_en_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1920w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_252_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_en_3840_2160-720x405.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 720w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_252_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_en_3840_2160-1280x720.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1280w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_252_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_en_3840_2160-768x432.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 768w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_252_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_en_3840_2160-1536x864.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1536w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_252_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_en_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=192 192w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_252_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_en_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_252_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_en_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=576 576w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_252_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_en_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=960 960w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_252_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_en_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_252_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_en_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=1344 1344w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_252_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_en_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=1728 1728w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20230716_252_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_5_screenshot_en_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-do-i-publish-what-happened-to-russia-right-now\">Why Do I Publish \u00abWhat Happened To Russia\u00bb Right Now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abWhat Happened To Russia \u2014 And What To Do With It\u00bb is one of the most important publications of my first 26 years of life. Its text, links, and a video were ready long before June 25, 2023 \u2014 but I promised myself that I will make this work public right after the beginning of extraordinary events in Russian domestic politics. As extraordinary as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Russian invasion of Ukraine<\/a> (on February 24, 2022) was for Russian foreign politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yevgeny_Prigozhin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yevgeniy Prigozhin<\/a> \u2014 the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Private_military_company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMC<\/a> \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wagner_Group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wagner<\/a>\u00bb \u2014 released <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/en\/feature\/2023\/06\/23\/time-is-running-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his new video<\/a> on June 23, I started waiting for a response from the Russian state with great interest. I have never sympathized with Prigozhin, I have never trusted his words \u2014 but by being uniquely close person to Putin, he said extremely uncomfortable things for Putin&#8217;s regime in that video, a huge part of which is true. Things that everyone close to the Kremlin <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/en\/feature\/2023\/05\/09\/the-future-is-gloomy-but\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">knows<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/feature\/2023\/03\/26\/v-set-slili-zapis-na-kotoroy-predpolozhitelno-prodyuser-prigozhin-i-milliarder-ahmedov-rugayut-putina-i-ego-okruzhenie-teper-prigozhin-ne-ponimaet-kak-zhit-s-etim-dermom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guesses<\/a>, but that none of them dares to say out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After that, on the evening of the same day, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wagner_Group_rebellion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yevgeniy Prigozhin started a military turmoil<\/a>, and I realized that the extraordinary event I was expecting had started. Attempts to form social unrest and turmoil in Russia were only a matter of time for me, given the disastrous results of Putin regime&#8217;s war with Ukraine and <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/en\/news\/2023\/06\/13\/evgeny-prigozhin-claims-russian-defense-ministry-has-tried-twice-to-destroy-wagner-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the state&#8217;s attempts<\/a> to put the \u00abgenie\u00bb it had released back into the bottle \u2014 but I certainly did not anticipate that the turmoil will unfold only by Prigozhin, <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/en\/feature\/2023\/06\/23\/wagner-s-march-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in this format<\/a>, and at this time. I followed this event from its start to finish, updating the major news feeds every 15 minutes \u2014 just like I did during the first days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After two days of continuously tracking events, I fell asleep for 15 hours shortly after they were over and right after finishing to write this text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, what do we have as a result of Yevgeniy Prigozhin&#8217;s turmoil, which went almost without losses (on the country scale) and for the most part was fueled by voice messages (!) on a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Telegram_(software)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">messenger<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lies and lawlessness of the Putin regime have exceeded all bounds of adequacy. It is precisely the ability to inflict violence and the power of coercion that allow dictators to maintain the legitimacy of their rule. But as soon as a dictator demonstrates weakness, more and more people begin to see that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Emperor%27s_New_Clothes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the king is, in fact, naked<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prigozhin seriously mocked the artificial image of an \u00abindestructible\u00bb Russian state and showed that this state&#8217;s monopoly on violence no longer exists even within Russia itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The owners of the remaining PMCs and criminal associations in Russia have seen what a window of opportunity exists for their own turmoils when it is profitable for them to start these turmoils under a weakened state. And <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/news\/2023\/06\/24\/peskov-zayavil-chto-ugolovnoe-delo-o-voennom-myatezhe-zakroyut-a-prigozhin-uydet-v-belarus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how easily, how lightning-quickly the power and propaganda apparatuses can \u00abforgive\u00bb<\/a> the owners of PMCs and criminal associations all their deeds, if only these people behave confidently enough with the representatives of the regime, while peaceful civilians get real prison sentences for a simple piece of paper on the street. Literally.<br>I am absolutely convinced that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ramzan_Kadyrov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ramzan Kadyrov<\/a> watched the events of June 23 and 24 very closely. Very closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The governments of other countries have seen how much <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/news\/2023\/06\/24\/samolet-prezidenta-rossii-vyletel-iz-moskvy-i-propal-s-radarov-v-rayone-tveri-v-kremle-utverzhdayut-chto-putin-nikuda-ne-uletal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Putin&#8217;s regime is wary<\/a> of the small (compared to the army and the security apparatus) private military. Who among Putin&#8217;s politicians and propagandists are ready to make a choice in favor of their boss, and at what speed, under the slightly unobvious balance of power. How <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/feature\/2023\/06\/24\/rostov-na-donu-pod-kontrolem-chvk-vagnera-v-voronezhe-vzryvy-na-ulitsah-moskvy-bronetehnika\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vulnerable this regime<\/a> is to a more serious opponent on its own territory. And to what extent Vladimir Putin disappears from view even when the most dangerous events for the preservation of his rule arise, prompting him to solve his problems using the hands of other people and even the presidents of other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A significant number of \u00abordinary people\u00bb, whom the majority of the Russian opposition did not even try to talk to and drag to their side (as they have been busy with their hypocrisy, egoism, narcissism, and detachment from reality for the last 1.5 years), ended up meeting and walking \u00abWagner\u00bb and Prigozhin out in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rostov-on-Don\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rostov-on-Don<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/news\/2023\/06\/24\/boytsy-chvk-vagnera-uezzhayut-iz-rostova-na-donu-ih-provozhayut-aplodismentami\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">like heroes<\/a>, which is a serious potential threat to the stability of the dilapidated authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The history of the modern Russian government has already divided into \u00abbefore\u00bb and \u00abafter\u00bb \u2014 just as it did on the day of Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine. A historical event has happened, which has not yet exhausted itself at all \u2014 and this event will have direct consequences. Those who \u00abauthoritatively\u00bb declare that everything is over because <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/news\/2023\/06\/24\/lukashenko-provel-peregovory-s-prigozhinym-glava-chvk-vagnera-zayavila-press-sluzhba-lukashenko-soglasilsya-ostanovit-dvizhenie-kolonny-naemnikov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prigozhin negotiated with Putin via Lukashenko<\/a> have no idea what events will await us after this. Even if Yevgeniy Prigozhin himself, for one reason or another, ceases to exist after the agreement is made, as it happened with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peasants%27_Revolt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wat Tyler&#8217;s Rebellion<\/a> in England in 1381.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is why I published \u00abWhat Happened To Russia\u00bb \u2014 not six months ago, not a few months ago, but today. And this is the best time to share it with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/ru\/2023\/06\/25\/chto-stalo-s-rossiyei-i-chto-s-etim-delat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u0420\u0423\u0421\u0421\u041a\u041e\u042f\u0417\u042b\u0427\u041d\u0410\u042f \u0412\u0415\u0420\u0421\u0418\u042f<\/a> | \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/ru\/2023\/06\/25\/chto-stalo-s-rossiyei-i-chto-s-etim-delat\/\">RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE VERSION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-references\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Logo_of_the_Navalny_Headquarters.svg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the logo of Navalny&#8217;s Headquarters<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_domain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public domain<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:ZDF_logo.svg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the logo of the \u00abZDF\u00bb mass media company<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_domain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public domain<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Putin_at_Obukhovskiy_zavod.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Vladimir Putin at Obukhovskiy factory in 2023<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Rally_for_right_to_vote_in_Moscow_(2019-08-10)_144600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the rally for right to vote in Moscow in 2019<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:We_stand_with_Ukraine_demonstration_in_Sydney,_Australia_-_5_March_2022_3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the pro-Ukraine demonstration in 2022 in Sydney (Australia)<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Samara._Zhiguli_Brewery_P8160467_2200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the Samara city (Russia)<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Novokuibyshevsk_vokzal.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of a station in the Novokuybyshevsk city (Russia)<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_domain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public domain<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:4A7A3069_Moika,_Saint_Petersburg_(35468573803).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the Saint Petersburg city (Russia)<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Boris_Yeltsin_31_December_1999.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Vladimir Putin and Boris Yeltsin leaving Kremlin in 1999<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:2012-03-05_%D0%92%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%9F%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD,_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3_%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%A4%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Vladimir Putin with Oleg Tabakov and Nikolay Fomenko in 2012<\/a> is licensed under <a 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in Helsinki in 2022<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:%D0%9E%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%88%D1%83%D1%8E%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%85_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%96%D0%B2_%D0%B4%D0%BE_%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%96_%D0%B2_%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA_%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%83_%C2%AB%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BC%D1%96%C2%BB.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of a Russian soldier with a gun forcing local residents of an occupied Ukrainian region to participate in a \u00abreferendum\u00bb in September 2022<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Putin_with_flight_attendants.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Vladimir Putin with Russian flight attendants in March 2022<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Young_people_next_to_the_tank_PMCs_Wagner.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of young Russians laughing next to a tank of PMC \u00abWagner\u00bb in Rostov-on-Don (Russia) in June 2023<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC0 1.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:A%C5%ADtomobilo_kun_simbolo_Z_kaj_surskribo_Laboru_fratoj.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of a car with the \u00abZ\u00bb pro-war symbol and the text \u00ab\u0420\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435, \u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c\u044f!\u00bb (\u00abWork, brothers!\u00bb) in Tyumen (Russia) in 2022<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Vladimir_Rudol'fovich_Solovyov_and_Vladimir_Putin.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of a governmental propagandist Vladimir Solovyov and Vladimir Putin in 2013<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 3.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Vladimir_Putin_visited_the_Rossiya_Segodnya_International_Information_Agency_(2016-06-07)_04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Vladimir Putin visiting the \u00abRossiya Segodnya\u00bb International Information Agency in 2016<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.m.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Pro-Navalny_Rallies_in_Kazan_(2021-01-23)_(44).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of a person with \u00abanti-Maidan\u00bb posters in Kazan (Russia) in 2021<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%92%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D0%9F%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%BC_%D0%9D%D0%9F%D0%9A_%C2%AB%D0%A3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%C2%BB_5.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Vladimir Putin shaking hands with factory workers in 2012<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3_23_01_2021_%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80_victor_morozov.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of peaceful protesters in Krasnodar (Russia) in 2021<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:02022_0226-001_Russian_diaspora_protests_against_war_in_Ukraine.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of anti-war Russian protesters abroad in 2022<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Euromaidan_Kyiv_1-12-13_by_Gnatoush_005.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Euromaidan protesters in Kyiv (Ukraine) in 2013<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:OMON_(7150672081).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of OMON officers detaining a peaceful protester in Moscow (Russia) in 2012<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Gorinov_prigovor.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Aleksey Gorinov displaying his poster during the court trial with the text \u00ab\u0412\u0430\u043c \u0435\u0449\u0451 \u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u0430 \u044d\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0430?\u00bb (English: \u00abDo you still want this war?\u00bb) in 2022<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:2014-04-14_Sloviansk_city_council_-_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of \u00abanonymous\u00bb masked armed forces controlling Sloviansk (Ukraine) in 2014<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Monument_to_victims_of_political_repressions,_Kazan_(2022-03-01)_04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of an anonymous poster with the text \u00abNO TO WAR NO TO WAR NO TO WAR\u00bb (Russian: \u00ab\u041d\u0415\u0422 \u0412\u041e\u0419\u041d\u0415 \u041d\u0415\u0422 \u0412\u041e\u0419\u041d\u0415 \u041d\u0415\u0422 \u0412\u041e\u0419\u041d\u0415\u00bb) in Kazan (Russia) in 2022<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Moscow_(2019-07-27),_photo_by_Ilya_Varlamov_DSC_1970.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of police officers detaining a peaceful protester in Moscow (Russia) in 2019<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%8B_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85_%D0%B2_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%85_%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0,_2022,_09.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of mobilized men from Crimea in 2022<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Vladimir_Putin_as_a_child.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Vladimir Putin in 1960<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 3.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Vladimir_Putin_(24.06.2023).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Vladimir Putin in 2023<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Vasnetsov_Last_Judgment.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of \u00abThe Last Judgement\u00bb painting by Viktor Vasnetsov made in 1904<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_domain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public domain<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Russia_physical_location_map_(with_boundary_between_Europe_and_Asia).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the territory of Russia on a map<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Winter_Palace_Panorama_3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the main entrance of the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg (Russia)<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:No-nb_bldsa_6a129.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of starving children in Russia in 1921<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_domain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public domain<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:19220900-lenin-and-stalin-at-gorki-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Lenin and Stalin outside Moscow in 1922<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_domain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public domain<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:%D0%A2%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8B_%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%83%D1%8E%D1%82%D1%81%D1%8F_%D0%B2_%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of tourists from different countries in a Saint Petersburg (Russia) church in 2018<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Rally_for_right_to_vote_in_Moscow_(2019-07-27)_06.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of detained peaceful protesters in a police van in Moscow (Russia) in 2019<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC0 1.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An image of <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Protest_of_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine_in_Times_Square_%2862512%29.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a woman holding a poster with the text \u00abincrease pressure on russia now!!!\u00bb<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Terrorussia_-_Russia_terrorist.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of a woman holding a poster with the text \u00abrussia terrorist\u00bb<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-14080,_Berlin,_Hitler,_G%C3%B6ring_und_Hanfstaengl.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Adolf Hitler with his colleagues in Berlin (Germany) in 1932<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/de\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0 DE<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:2020_Belarusian_protests_%E2%80%94_Minsk,_23_August_p0061.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of peaceful Belarusian protesters in Minsk (Belarus) in 2020<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Moscow_(2019-07-27),_photo_by_Ilya_Varlamov_DSC_2551.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of special police unit officers beating a peaceful protester in Moscow in 2019<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An image of <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:2022.02.26_Stand_with_Ukraine,_The_White_House,_Washington,_DC_USA_057_69017_(51906767320).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a woman holding a poster with the text \u00abRussia, welcome to Hell\u00bb<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:TerroRussia_in_San_Francisco_-_30.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of a poster with the text \u00abTERRORUSSIA\u00bb in San Francisco (USA) in 2022<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a 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