One of the biggest lessons from my trip is the huge gap between representations of Russia in the west and what you see when you arrive there. This gap in perception is likely to increase because of the lack of people currently travelling there from the west and the suspension of professional and academic links.
Source: Ukraine war: life on Russia’s home front after ten months of conflict – Pearls and Irritations
Putin does exactly what Hitler did and the world watches as he claimsit for the greater motherland. However, it looks more like a confected Nth Korean rally no opposition or equivalent allowed at the point of is guns. All Style and suppressed meaning.
Vladimir Putin appeared at a huge flag-waving rally at a packed Moscow stadium and lavished praise on his troops fighting in Ukraine, three weeks into the invasion that has led to heavier-than-expected Russian losses on the battlefield and increasingly authoritarian rule at home.
Source: Russia-Ukraine war: Russia bombs Lviv airport as fears remain for hundreds in theatre rubble
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