As Russia celebrates the New Year I gauge the mood in Moscow. “Russian people are patient,” one man tells me, “they stay silent.” Steve Rosenberg for BBC News



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by BkkGrl

29 comments

  1. Something about this is so eerie, even though people want the war to end.

  2. “I want the war to end and for Russia to win”
    To be honest the war isnae the most important thing for Russians, the economy, inflation and being able to feed themselves is.

  3. Russians are more known for their patience than Job and Abraham combined.

  5. Passive Apathy and being careless of everything thats not in the immediate vicinity or material wealth, the ultimate communist de-responsabilization brainwash, Russia wont change any time soon

  6. Most Russians don’t have a single political bone in their bodies. Even when they live in other countries, they do not believe in politics or that anything could change.

    The ironic thing is, they do believe that about other places. The elections in the USA matter, as long they aren’t actually living there.

    But if you would take a Russian and move him to the USA and ask him or her, wether he wants Biden or Trump as President, they would tell you it wouldn’t matter because the outcome would be the same.
    They mastered the high art of political cynicism, to their own never ending demise.

  7. I wonder what it will take to end Russian imperialism.

    There’s not going to be denazification / -militarization like in post-WW2 Germany or Japan.

    And it’s not going to be the 140 million doormats. Why bother talking about the price of potatoes or butter – the same happened in the west – when they rather send their sons, brothers and fathers to die to conquer 20 more centimeters of Ukrainian mud instead of speaking up against their leaders.

    What stopped the Soviet Union was capable enemies on their borders, the war in Afghanistan and rot from within the system, see Chernobyl.

    If their beloved leader dies, another autocrat from within the circle takes over.

    And even if the whole system breaks down again, it’ll be the 90s all over. A few years of something like a democratic movement while people stand in line for 4 hours for meat. Before some other strongman takes over to bring back “law and order”. Before breaking another war off the fence to distract from his cleptocracy.

  8. yea, their victory is our tragedy.

    Even word itself shows what they are thinking. ‘Беда’ means tradegy, significant loss, unexpected crash. ‘Победа’ means time after tragedy, after loss, after crash.

    Do not ever forget it, please. Their good is our suffering.

  10. “The most important thing is for the war to end and we can forget it”

    My god. Lady, have you seen what Russians have done? Have you seen the cities Russians have visited?

    “Oh, let’s forget about all the destruction, death and suffering we caused and just go back to normal hahaha.”

    Just burying their heads in the sand now. Disgusting.

    Never forget what the Russian people have done.

  12. they are selling butter in anti theft boxes ????????? whaaat?

  13. They want to win because there’s nothing else going for them, they’ve defined their entire existence on what their ballsack head of a tyrant tells them. Sacks of shit, the lot of them.

  14. It’s like all of their heads are empty, none answer his second question in a logical way.

  15. We like to act like this is a Russia thing but the truth is that most populations have been cowed into apathy by constant fear based news and convince themselves that “it won’t get any worse” and “just wait till we start pushing back”

  16. I would like to know from one woman why the government in Russia is not able to end the war. Nevertheless, she wishes for peace and a victory for Russia. Why does Russia have to win to end the war? I mean. They don’t even have to lose, they just have to end the war. Who else has this power? There will be no winners, no matter what.

    Ignorance

    Many victims. A lot of desire for revenge. Butterfly effect. There will be future wars because we create the reasons right now. Just Stop. Go home. How many soldiers were not with their families at Christmas. For what?

  18. “After military operation end, everyone become friends again” I’m skeptical about this. What kind of trust did they expect after that? Maybe change the Russian political system and we can talk again.

    To this day, there is no rational basis for why Russia has been constantly attacking for two years. The explanations so far have been ridiculous.

  19. I am not sure if all the people in the video are answering honestly. For example, how can they know that this isn’t some FSB employee trying to look like someone and they or their relatives won’t be punished/penalized in some way for their opinions? I don’t want to apologize what they are saying, but AFAIK the secret police has become stronger and more pronounced in the last few years under Putin’s regime so I wouldn’t be surprised if people were answering dishonestly or in a bland and dull manner because they don’t feel safe answering honestly.

  20. Them forever staying silent is what got them this villain government. Multi generational silence going on over there.

  21. No wonder Putin has had such an easy time capturing the country, still with the serf mentality

  22. Yeah they’re very patient, they patiently await their current dictator to die of natural causes so they can begin the long process of waiting for the next one’s death

    Truly the rest of us plebs do not understand the unique spirit of Russian defiance

  23. For sure it won’t end well for the Russian people. And maybe it won’t end well for the rest of the world.

    If I get to see the mishroom clouds I’ll be really disappointed because it has happened because of these sorry ass, childish, entitled people.

  24. The amount of I hatred I experience towards my own kind is tough. I feel such annoyance.

    Such a hypocrisy… This woman telling about “useless people” is a useless person by her own logic…

    Yesterday I was walking in the centre of Moscow (Lubyanka, Kuznetsky most, Big Theatre) and I have to say that yes there are no more Zvastikas everywhere. Surprisingly everything looked tidy and no mentions of war. The only reminder are city soldiers with rifles on the perimeters of squares, like we are talking 2-8 soldiers per square/street. Also slowly advertisements of military contracts are getting removed the only ones I’ve seen were like 3 ads in the subway stations.

    I’ve never seen antisteal boxes in supermarkets on food (it’s always there for alcohol) before like in the video but I think it’s believable, it does look like a fridge isle in Лента supermarket. Just so you can gauge the economics. A package of eggs in the video costs 159 rubbles compared to the pension (14 000 rubbles) of the elder man.

    Edit: my message to all people. Please start politics hobby. Throughout years I’ve experienced my country people always saying that politics are a dirty deed and that it is a bad idea to participate in. Look where it led us. I know it’s hard but I’m not saying go on full 24/7 reading news and polit scientists, I’m saying it’s a good idea to have a good politics awareness and hygiene. Knowledge is always better than the lack of it. This violence starts very unnoticeably, like from the hate of migrants.

  25. They stay silent, put their head into the ground and spread their cheeks for daddy Putin. As usual.

  26. Just waiting for everyone else to do everything for them , fucking lazy

  29. russian culture, might be the least impressive culture the human race has ever produced.

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