Yeah, the Russian media certainly plays a big role in this, and while I can't speak for all of them, many of the Russians and Ukrainians I've spoken to are incr

Yeah, the Russian media certainly plays a big role in this, and while I can't speak for all of them, many of the Russians and Ukrainians I've spoken to are incredibly cynical about it. They see democracy as a farce used by the ruling class to manipulate people, because that's what it's been in their world, and instead they would rather have a strong and competent dictator.