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Why Russians Support Putin

2 points by yamrzou 5y ago

eimrine 5y ago
> Very few people in the West have any conception of just how traumatic the 1990s were for ordinary Russians. They say, ppl in all the post-Soviet countries have never surpass Soviet-quality wellbeing. Even in Russia, famous petrocrathy, not to mention other post-Soviet coutry. And I, as a someone who has lived all my life in that lands, really believe that, despite I really appreciate all new freedoms we have been introduced to.
- trasz 5y ago
  Poland is a post-Soviet country, and its quality of life is incomparably better than during Soviet times. Also the life quality in Ukraine exceeds this of Russia. I believe the main problem here is Russians’ delusion that they are still an empire. War against Ukraine might help in dispelling this myth. Also: the sooner Russians realize that they need to flee the country - because it won’t get any better during their lifetimes - the better.
  - eimrine 5y ago
    A Warsaw pact country does not really mean one of 15 post-Soviet countries.
NoPie 5y ago
The 90s were very chaotic and hard times but the article is exaggeration. Most women (daughters) didn't turn to sex workers, most sons were not drafted to fight in Chechenia. In fact, it was even bigger worry that your son would be sent to fight in Afghanistan and be killed there during the time of the USSR. Economically they were very hard and depressive times. Many mistakes were made. But then it gradually got better and it was nothing to do with Putin. In fact, Putin was one who supported many oligarhs and imprisoned and killed others that he didn't like. In a way, he was part of the problem that prevented Russia to develop even faster and made it too reliant on oil and gas revenue. Putin simply had very powerful propaganda. Other post-Soviet countries similarly had problem with oligarhs and corruption and some of them made a slow progress to deal with it others not so much. Nevertheless, while achieving stability in Russia, it also tried to cause chaos in Transdnipria, South-Ossetia, Eastern Ukraine by inflaming nationalistic conflicts. Russia could get away with it for a while but now attempts to take over Ukraine will severely harm Russia itself and it will lose the stability it was hoping to keep.

2 points by yamrzou 5y ago

> Very few people in the West have any conception of just how traumatic the 1990s were for ordinary Russians. They say, ppl in all the post-Soviet countries have never surpass Soviet-quality wellbeing. Even in Russia, famous petrocrathy, not to mention other post-Soviet coutry. And I, as a someone who has lived all my life in that lands, really believe that, despite I really appreciate all new freedoms we have been introduced to.

trasz 5y ago
Poland is a post-Soviet country, and its quality of life is incomparably better than during Soviet times. Also the life quality in Ukraine exceeds this of Russia. I believe the main problem here is Russians’ delusion that they are still an empire. War against Ukraine might help in dispelling this myth. Also: the sooner Russians realize that they need to flee the country - because it won’t get any better during their lifetimes - the better.
- eimrine 5y ago
  A Warsaw pact country does not really mean one of 15 post-Soviet countries.

NoPie 5y ago

The 90s were very chaotic and hard times but the article is exaggeration. Most women (daughters) didn't turn to sex workers, most sons were not drafted to fight in Chechenia. In fact, it was even bigger worry that your son would be sent to fight in Afghanistan and be killed there during the time of the USSR. Economically they were very hard and depressive times. Many mistakes were made. But then it gradually got better and it was nothing to do with Putin. In fact, Putin was one who supported many oligarhs and imprisoned and killed others that he didn't like. In a way, he was part of the problem that prevented Russia to develop even faster and made it too reliant on oil and gas revenue. Putin simply had very powerful propaganda. Other post-Soviet countries similarly had problem with oligarhs and corruption and some of them made a slow progress to deal with it others not so much. Nevertheless, while achieving stability in Russia, it also tried to cause chaos in Transdnipria, South-Ossetia, Eastern Ukraine by inflaming nationalistic conflicts. Russia could get away with it for a while but now attempts to take over Ukraine will severely harm Russia itself and it will lose the stability it was hoping to keep.