These are the living conditions of an average Russian pensioner, the one in the photos lives in the suburbs of the 3rd largest city, Ekaterinburg, she hasn't had running water or heating in her block for 6 years.
But she's an avid watcher of Russian TV and repeatedly thanked Putin for attacking Ukraine, otherwise her life would have become miserable, because Ukraine surely planned to steal her home.
@cassandra17lina
Russia prides itself on its "care for the people".
That's all you hear all day from them, how other nations don't give a rat's ass about their people, while Mother Russia is making every effort imaginable to pamper to their every need, and THAT is what sets Russians apart from all other nations of the world - the selfless care for their people.
Which is a croc of shit, naturally, but they are buying it. The "We Are Exceptional" ideology is king. U know, like fascists.
@Vonzales Former Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul said most Russians outside of the cities live in the 19th century.
Russians from rural areas, fighting in Ukraine, sent stolen sinks & toilets home, thinking having such fixtures would equal having indoor plumbing.
Mother Russia keeps her children ignorant and impoverished.
it's just a coincidence, surely. same exact whataboutism-gotchya games too. also, merely a coincidence.
@peeppeepcircus @cassandra17lina @Vonzales
Sociopaths gonna sociopath.
@Vonzales: Feed people shit long enough, they'll not only love it. They'll absolutely demand it if it isn't served to them.
@Vonzales The epitome of "the stupid peasant". It's the Russian oligarchy's bread and butter. It always has been, from the days of Catherine and Peter, right through the USSR, and on to today. Stupid leaders require stupid followers. The few smart ones have gotten out of the country.
@Vonzales I’m sure that it’s ***just a coincidence*** that the Russian people and MAGA folks in America both derive emotional sustenance from the suffering of other people.