Snakes like in the Soviet era – the war in the everyday life of the Russians

Moscow For Evgenia it is clear: the Russian invasion of Ukraine was the right thing to do. Europe and the USA alone are to blame for the situation, they have played poker for power and influence in the region. “Why doesn’t Europe defend the residents of the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic) and LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic) with its European values?” she asks. Are these not people?

Yevgenia lives in Evenkia, a region in Siberia far from the modern bustle of Moscow or St. Petersburg. It is a region where the internet is weak and people usually get their information from state television. Only the successes of the Russian army are reported there. But Yevgenia has also read reports on the Internet that civilians are dying in Ukrainian cities from Russian army shelling. It’s fake news, she says. In any case, she only uses the term “Ukronazis” to refer to the Ukrainian army.