Ask sane russians two simple questions - "When did WWII started?" and "Who won the WWII?". Most likely you'll hear "1941" and "Soviets" as a response. It's impo

Ask sane russians two simple questions - "When did WWII started?" and "Who won the WWII?". Most likely you'll hear "1941" and "Soviets" as a response. It's important to understand that russians live in imperialistic narration and propaganda for centuries. Their most renowned poet, Pushkin, is not very different from modern russian TV-propagandists in their ardent support of wars. Even the "sane russians" see the world through the lens of alternative history and set of beliefes incompatible with democratic governance. So while they're minority, they still carry the same memes and cultural DNA that enabled Stalin and Putin. It is a very sick nation.