Too often we find them rushing to affiliate with Russia’s most popular religious group – Apoliticism – before grasping at excuses to escape the camera frame. Problem is, Russia’s hobbled civil society refuses Orain’s subjects any room for nuance. Street interviews conducted by YouTubers like Daniil Orain seem promising for their ability to provide insight straight from the horse’s mouth. How ironic that the word ‘brainwashed’, in its neglect of individual responsibility, is so rarely persuasive. Turn to Western media or our peers from the CTSO states for answers and you’ll be met with a common refrain: Russia’s elders are brainwashed, Russia’s young have no power. Nearly a year after Russia ramped up its war in Ukraine, the editor-in-chief of RT assuaged viewer confusion over Putin’s aims by claiming that, actually, the end goal of the invasion was “deliberately complicated and vague.” Trying to understand how public support can brush off this patronization boggles the mind.
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