>How does it get to this point? I would imagine because, going back to even before Soviet times, all the people who do care are either disappeared or flee, lea

>How does it get to this point? I would imagine because, going back to even before Soviet times, all the people who do care are either disappeared or flee, leaving behind only the people who are too jaded to effectively resist. Russian absolutism is generally more, well, absolute than other places. Though it's imperfect, a video[1] by Kraut gets the gist across. [1]https://youtu.be/f8ZqBLcIvw0 https://youtu.be/f8ZqBLcIvw0