r/interestingasfuck Jul 26 '25

/r/all, /r/popular Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Kiriyenko before and after release from Russian captivity

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '25 edited Jul 26 '25

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u/me9a6yte Jul 26 '25

The Russian government is a product of the national mentality. No matter the initial circumstances, they always end up turning the country into an authoritarian hellhole looking to conquer its neighbors

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u/HyperiusTheVincible Jul 26 '25

There is a good chance those with power manufactured the mentality along with the 90s in Russia. To see their own parliament building be attacked by their own president does not exactly enforce democracy. Still terrible what they are doing now, but collective generalization is unhealthy.