> Though you should not build an illusive and false picture of the country it is today. I'd argue everybody does that, it's exceptionalism. It's a natural resp

> Though you should not build an illusive and false picture of the country it is today. I'd argue everybody does that, it's exceptionalism. It's a natural response to being in a group. A tribalistic behaviour you can observe with countries, but also political parties and even k-pop groups. FWIW exceptionalism is mostly associated with one country in particular, but it's not Russia. > Sure, but better not to follow propaganda, which uses that heritage to build a basis for war while manipulating history. I wholeheartedly agree, but you should not underestimate how difficult access to non-propaganda is for everyone in the world. When you believe in propaganda, everything else looks like propaganda.