Comments by "Tadas Blindavicius" (@tadasblindavicius8889) on "Putin Forever? - BBC News" video.
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@evawind
Who Russians are and why they are the way they are today. You need to understand the long history of the Russian governing style. Russians always lived in a tyranny, autocracy, and despotism. Russians have always worshipped their despotic leaders. Russians love self-harm, self-defeat or self-sacrifice - that is characterized as masochistic. Dostoevsky’s books are filled with aggression and suffering. The plight of "Anna Karenina", the submissiveness of serfs in the 16th and 17th centuries, ancient religious tracts emphasizing humility as the mother of virtues, the trauma of the Bolshevik revolution, the current economic upheavals wracking the country-- these are only a few of the symptoms of what The Slave Soul of Russia identifies as a veritable cult of suffering that has been centuries in the making. Aggression and suffering is te the essence – Dostoevsky described the Russian genetic code. Why has Russia been a country of suffering? Russian history, religion, folklore, and literature are rife with suffering. Masochism has become a fact of everyday life in Russia. Here is a compelling portrait of the Russian people's psychology. "The Slave Soul of Russia: Moral Masochism and the Cult of Suffering", by Daniel Rancour-Laferriere, American historian. This book explores a little-remarked-upon but essential part of the Russian character and historical depth. It is among the most interesting and illuminating books available on Russia and Russians. I would recommend this book for anyone studying Russian history, politics, psychology or literature. Anyone dealing with Russians in practical matters (e.g. business or other negotiations) will also benefit from it. This book is a must-read for all, especially for politicians.
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@alexsilent5603
Whatever you say russian bot. According to "The Times" - "PMC Wagner" is fighting the opposition of Sudan, that is, on the side of the government, which the United Nations proclaimed as a terrorist. President Vladimir Putin seems intent on causing grievous harm to international peace and stability. Russia has invaded its neighbours Georgia and Ukraine, it supports the murderous regime of Bashar al-Assad and Afghanistan, and it is engaged in active information warfare against Western democracies, including meddling in the 2016 United States elections. Throughout the civil war in Syria, Russia has strengthened its backing for the regimes in Damascus and Teheran, which supporting terrorism, and their ally Hezbollah, an officially designated terrorist group. Russia has intervened more directly in Afghanistan, shipping arms to the Taliban. And the Kremlin has methodically pursued its enemies overseas, ordering a series of assassination attempts in Europe, Turkey and the Middle East. Russian spies have been convicted of or accused of murdering suspected Islamist extremists in Dubai, Qatar and Turkey. Russian duplicity began to surface. In the mid-2000s, the CIA learned that Russia had given its allies in Central Asia a database of suspected extremists that included the names of some CIA undercover officers. When CIA officers showed up in certain countries at the airport, they were handcuffed because they popped up on the list as terrorists.
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@alexsilent5603
President Vladimir Putin seems intent on causing grievous harm to international peace and stability. Russia has invaded its neighbours Georgia and Ukraine, it supports the murderous regime of Bashar al-Assad and Afghanistan, and it is engaged in active information warfare against Western democracies, including meddling in the 2016 United States elections. Throughout the civil war in Syria, Russia has strengthened its backing for the regimes in Damascus and Teheran, which supporting terrorism, and their ally Hezbollah, an officially designated terrorist group. Russia has intervened more directly in Afghanistan, shipping arms to the Taliban. And the Kremlin has methodically pursued its enemies overseas, ordering a series of assassination attempts in Europe, Turkey and the Middle East. Russian spies have been convicted of or accused of murdering suspected Islamist extremists in Dubai, Qatar and Turkey. Russian duplicity began to surface. In the mid-2000s, the CIA learned that Russia had given its allies in Central Asia a database of suspected extremists that included the names of some CIA undercover officers. When CIA officers showed up in certain countries at the airport, they were handcuffed because they popped up on the list as terrorists.
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