Wtf russia? чтo этo?

wtf russia? чтo этo?

themoscowtimes.com/news/article/communist-leader-russians-respect-for-lenin-and-stalin-is-growing/573583.html

you thought russia had changed?

russian government's doing

having a populace which loves lenin & stalin is better than having a populace that support the U.S. in any way

Hm, interesting. I sort of had this idea that a lot of the people polled don't really want a soviet system again, but it feels good wanting it, like a fantasy.

"Those who do not miss the Soviet Union have no heart. Those who want it back have no brain." -Putin

They realized the shit soviets had to put up with in their time. A growing undemocratic german empire, wars on their borders, fifth column everywhere.

Did you think Russia had no patriotism or nationalism about its communist past?

hero worship is a powerful tool to support patriotism and nationalism in the population. making use of that strengthens putins position, and since he can crack down on any opposition as much as he likes, he doesnt really have to fear syuganovs commie party anyway, so might as well let russians idolize stalin as much as they want.

Average Russian not so smart and quickly forgets that half his family enjoyed an all expense paid for Siberian vacation courtesy of Stalin

your a dorable