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Hondaracer · 03-01-2022, 06:35 AM

I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on Russia but i do have quite an interest in the former USSR and Russian culture in general, on top of going there a couple times

I think what most north Americans don't really realize is how secular Russia as a country is, they give China a run for their money. A lot of aspects of daily life and the attitudes people carry are ass backwards compared to what western cultures would consider "normal"

On top of that, a huge portion of the older population still long for the glory days of the Soviet Union. A lot of these people lived far more comfortable lives under the former union than they did in the current "Democratic" Russia. Im sure these same people see moves like this as a step in the right direction, or at the very least, turn a blind eye to it.

Over 40% of Russia's population is 45 or older, right in that sweet spot of knowing the difference between the former USSR and the current state. IMO if this war doesn't bring an end to this constant Saber waving by Russia, it wont be for another 10-15 years that the younger, more liberal generations will finally push for total reform.

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Hondaracer I have named my kids VIC and VLS Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 39,479 Thanked 16,089 Times in 6,561 Posts Failed 2,165 Times in 747 Posts	I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on Russia but i do have quite an interest in the former USSR and Russian culture in general, on top of going there a couple times I think what most north Americans don't really realize is how secular Russia as a country is, they give China a run for their money. A lot of aspects of daily life and the attitudes people carry are ass backwards compared to what western cultures would consider "normal" On top of that, a huge portion of the older population still long for the glory days of the Soviet Union. A lot of these people lived far more comfortable lives under the former union than they did in the current "Democratic" Russia. Im sure these same people see moves like this as a step in the right direction, or at the very least, turn a blind eye to it. Over 40% of Russia's population is 45 or older, right in that sweet spot of knowing the difference between the former USSR and the current state. IMO if this war doesn't bring an end to this constant Saber waving by Russia, it wont be for another 10-15 years that the younger, more liberal generations will finally push for total reform. __________________ Dank memes cant melt steel beams Last edited by Hondaracer; 03-01-2022 at 06:40 AM.