09-06-2023, 10:29 AM
A big part of the problem is partially their culture too. Their parents generation grew up in the soviet days and a good percentage still like to hold on to it.
When media interview the public, particularly when questioned about the soviet union, a good deal of people said they preferred the old days under soviet rule. Mostly observed with older generations, those in their 30s-40s not quite so much, as they largely grew up after the collapse of the soviet union.
Then we have their younger generation who have grown up under putin and in their 20's, I would say its about a 50/50 split in that group who buy into Putins propaganda and are anti-west, and the other half can see through all the smoke and mirrors.
That being said, the anti war protests showed a good mix of age groups from those in attendance.
When media interview the public, particularly when questioned about the soviet union, a good deal of people said they preferred the old days under soviet rule. Mostly observed with older generations, those in their 30s-40s not quite so much, as they largely grew up after the collapse of the soviet union.
Then we have their younger generation who have grown up under putin and in their 20's, I would say its about a 50/50 split in that group who buy into Putins propaganda and are anti-west, and the other half can see through all the smoke and mirrors.
That being said, the anti war protests showed a good mix of age groups from those in attendance.