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Hereditary nobility doesn't exist in Russia since 1917. What's your opinion on sending thousands and thousands of people to the front lines in Ukraine? Is it no
by rad_gruchalski 2y ago
Hereditary nobility doesn't exist in Russia since 1917. What's your opinion on sending thousands and thousands of people to the front lines in Ukraine? Is it not true it's often forced? Or lied about where they are being taken to? What do you think about recent influential people in Russia falling out of a window? Or state-sponsored propaganda, how much of the free press remains in Russia? What happens to a regular middle class person when they speak up against the government? Can people go and protest against the government without repression? How has the Russian mentality changed in the last 60 years?
- IgorPartola 2y agoI am in no way defending Russia. As a Ukrainian I am appalled at its government’s actions. What I am saying is that 2024 Russia is very different from 1917 Russia: 1917: weak government, 2024: strong government 1917: lots of protests, 2024: no protests 1917: class system (if you are born a peasant, you remain a peasant), 2024: you can sell hotdogs then become a billionaire, then have a mercenary force, then be shot out of the sky 1917: widespread income inequality, 2024: billionaires but a Lieutenant doesn’t make 1000x what a soldier in his command does. 1917: mercenary groups are a normal part of life, 2024: they are officially outlawed and unofficially there are only a few. There are lots of other differences. Again, this isn’t to say that Russia is good or doing good things. They aren’t. But you can’t say nothing changed. That is simply ignoring history. There are similarities in that Russia is still a shitty place to live. If you want a perspective, check out Antony Beever’s Russia for a history of the 1918 revolution.