> Imagine being traumatized by decades of Soviet repression and isolation... and then having all that come back in a week. Who's government is responsible for

> Imagine being traumatized by decades of Soviet repression and isolation... and then having all that come back in a week. Who's government is responsible for that, really? Why doesn't Russia have free press? > Driving ordinary Russians back into a fatalistic, nationalistic hole can only make things worse in Russia. It might also run counter to governments trying to tailor sanctions to target decision-makers. They were always in one. You mistake the status quo where russia is able to function for russia actually being functional. Without the world propping up and tolerating the Russian dictatorship; there can be no Russian prosperity. We didn't design your economy. Your barely functional government did. Russia is now more Russian than ever before. It's time for Russians to face unbridled russia. Enjoy.