Stole your mother's pension, started a war against his neighbor and sent your son to it. And then they still say: we trust him. Talking about the blindness.
@@asdvet1918 Really? The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich, to name but one. Which Russian journalists in the west have been "touched", as you put it?
@@3s0t3r1c Russians have been abused by their leaders for centuries it's not really their fault if they had democracy like we did and threw it away that would be their fault as it is ours
@quinks doing nothing has lead them to this war, who knows what happens to them next. They had many chances to stand up to Putin in the last 25 years. There biggest mistake was allowing him to change the constitution on number of terms as president. Once that happened the path to this war began.
It's not as simple as that, sure in the nineties they had a chance. Now you risk being beaten in prison and when you earn as little as the average Russian does those days you don't earn anything or devastating. It wouldn't be as bad apart the fact that sacrafice you make doesnt change anything. I am not defending the Russian people on this. They should have clued in in the nineties to realise the danger they were in. Then it would have made a difference instead they were devieved and bought the putin strong man myth
@@quinks I agree that the protests in Belarus didn't succeed. But I'm pretty sure they contributed to the fact that Lukashenko hasn't entered the war. I remember a documentary between the border guard of Ukraine on a river. The guards from Belarus waved, but the guys from Ukraine didn't wave back. Increase the pain of the Belarusian people a bit, and there is a high chance they would overthrow their dictator.
@@RPGPlaygroundthe protests over yet another stolen election by Luka came close to toppling his regime, only his security apparatus prevented his fall and he knows that entering a war would weaken it severely enough that he risks getting a one way ticket to Moscow
Thank you for your reporting during the year Steve. I always look forward to both your reporting and reviews of the Russian newspapers it is an interesting view from Russia.
*"If you can't name it, you cant fight it."* The startling thing is that it's 2024, and those interviewed act like it's 1940's there. Russians got stuck in a time machine and whisked back in time before the Berlin Wall collapsed. Because it's Russia, there will never be any positive social change when people are afraid to even NAME those they know are responsible out of fear.
@@ADadSupreme they are not even in power yet. Those responsible are Clinton (1994 plan to expand Nato in violation of promises given to Gorbachev), Bush (2008 announcement of Ukr in Nato), Obama (2014 assured Putin about peaceful transition in Ukr), Biden (2021 reiterated Nato in Ukr)
@@Virtus555 exactly. Putin has been Russia's corrupt dictator for a period of over 20 years because he portrays to you all that the west is evil and only he can save you. Its called oppression by keeping you in the dark. He has now banned youtube and tiktok amongst others so don't get caught here unless you like jail. He then kills his opposition. Now THAT'S a real leadership crisis for you.
@@davidbreen4830 we understand that Putin has illegally invaded a free and democratic country and if not stopped, he will roll into other countries. It's the same reason why Russia fought Hitler in WW2. This is no different.
Putin has not dared to recruit from Moscow or St Petersburg, so families have not been so badly affected as those in provincial areas which have lost hundreds of thousands of men killed and wounded in Putin's senseless Ukraine war. Nonetheless, it's obvious that the Moscow citizens interviewed are utterly sick of the war. The economic effects are becoming severe, and there is a general sense of malaise.
And there is no meaningful resolution in sight. The economic development of Russia in the last 3 years has caused a effect that will continue to change the circumstances for Russian citizens for the next decade or so. The worst case scenarios, a world War, a invasion of Russia, complete economic collapse etc, probably won't happen, but even what is most likely to occur is not going to be good for the average Russian. The war will probably end soon enough, but it's effects won't.
@@carlpanzram7081 There is a rich history of state collapse following wars, revolutions, system breakdowns, economic crises, and other epochal events. Napoleon’s empire collapsed after his disastrous march on Moscow and subsequent defeat at the Battle of Leipzig. In 1918, the Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, German, and Russian empires all collapsed in military defeat.
1:46 I really don't understand Russian pensioner. He still trusts his 20 years and more president and can't survive on $137 per month with his son's assistance.
@@SuperLittleTyke yes exactly. 20 plus years of Kremlin propaganda is at play here. All whilst Putin and his oligarchs bath in billionaire mansions and multi billionaire life styles, all paid for by pensioners like this. It's a tragedy that the people don't rise up against Putin.
Thankyou Steve for reporting the facts for another year let's hope that much yearned fir Revolution from within removes Putin and leaves him kicked into the past and a dark distant memory.Happy New Year to you and Valentina and all those that want a better present and future
1:07 какой ужас, что с этой женщиной не так. Я желаю мира всем нам. Я очень надеюсь что следующий год, будет годом мира и дружбы. Привет из России, Москва.
I stidied Russian even lived and worked there for a while in the Wild-West atmosphere of the post-breakup early 90's. I was too optimistic about what could be accomplished there and was not about to get drawn into any semi-legal or wholly illegal schemes. Because it was nearly impossible to make a normal but honest living.
It's understandable that people are scared to voice their opinions in a brutal regime like that. That happens in every country when dictators rule. But it seems to me, that Russian are especially cowardly. So pathetic that millions of people just go on silently living their lives, while countless innocent people are basically murdered in their name. Don't they realize that Putin is just one man? Do something if you want peace and prosperity for you and your country.
@@jeffaddis5715aye no bother. Rather hysterical comparison. In Russia there is a law against criticising the army, and folk have been charged and jailed for it. Yet to see anyone getting lifted here for slating the Army, and if they started doing so the first ones in the cells would be squaddies.
From such interviews, I gather that Russian are/have become very apt at expressing their opinions in indirect, veiled ways. What impressed me was the thought of one of the female interviewees: "We trust our Commander-in-Chief. He takes decisions (...) on our behalf. Which means we bear a collective responsibility for what's happening."
@@yurikozhokin8348 But the guys on the Russian TV are parading it very much. Don't try to portray Russian society as traditional. It likes the untraditional staff very much, to say the least.
@@virtual07 none of the Russian celebrities are openly gay. People may guess, but there has never been an official coming out. That is #1. #2 - woke culture is non-existent in the Russian society. Do not even try to compare Russia to the West - that is where the saddest shit is.
I feel really sorry for the 74 year old pensioner who had to work. 137 dollars a month is under £110. Happy that his son is helping him. Of note, the state pension in the uk is over £880 per month. Other European counties have better pensions. A society should be judged on how well they take care of their elderly population.
The elder population are part of the problem by not doing anything before becoming elderly. The elderly supported it, setting up the misery for younger generations to come.
@@Virtus555 DA! Tovaritch. All together now, весёлое исполнение «Интернационала»!!! Вставай, проклятьем заклеймённый, Весь мир голодных и рабов! Кипит наш разум возмущённый И в смертный бой вести готов. Весь мир насилья мы разрушим До основанья, а затем Мы наш, мы новый мир построим ... US Victoria Nuland will fight to the last Ukrainian profiterole!
These PEOPLE (not the government) keep naming their streets/places after Lenin, Marx, Engels (and so on). Not wanting to remember the hardship and terror brought to them by the communist system. Never attempting to settle accounts with the past. In reality, *accepting* it. It is called “Russian Soul” by Poles, and, not surprisingly, by Russians as well, LOL. Thank you, Steve, for your professionalism, and indeed, courage (!). From a Pole, in South Africa.
"russian soul" is described in "mumu" of turgenev. Gerasim dropped his lovely dog, the only who loved him in a river because he was told to do so. That's exactly what "russian soul" is. Nothing more
The thing is, that only lasted for a few years in Germany. This kind of thinking in Russia goes back centuries. I am not sure what can be done about their mentality.
We thought that after the USSR fell, we could trust Russia. We were fooled. We should not be fooled another time. At 5:44 I see French butter. We should report that and have the company fined. Doesn't matter how the butter got to Russia. Fine the company anyway.
I noticed the reference to the Anglo-Saxons playing the long game. I was wondering if reporters like Steve from the English speaking countries (BBC etc) face much hostility from any passers-by while collecting their interviews, or are ordinary folks still OK with Western media reporters?
i wonder as well. keep in mind he speaks perfect Russian, and has lived and studied in the country for many years. he is also an accomplished concert pianist. this is not an ordinary man. i suspect he has both a thick skin, and an ability to manage and handle people with diplomacy that most couldn't.
This is hardly good journalism. The last place to find out the mood of Russians is in Moscow. The people there suffer the least under Putin's wars and crazy economics. You have to go into the provinces away from the big, fat, spoilt urban areas. To the parts least protected from western sanctions and economic downturn, where every second family is now mourning the loss of a son, brother, uncle or husband. Where shops have run out of milk and potatoes before midday and stale bread is all there is on offer. Where the communal heating breaks down every second week. That's where you'll find out the true mood in Russia, not in Moscow or St Petersburg.
@@bloggalot4718 You forget that the Russian revolution of 1917 began in St Petersburg, not Moscow, and under almost identical circumstances as in today's Russia.
@ lightning doesn’t always strike twice in the same place. It depends on how much residents have had enough though it wouldn’t surprise me if happened but led by the military or oligarchs.
Love all the "I hope the wars ends" and "they should talk it out and come to an agreement" thoughts. Uhh, how about Russia withdraw its troops from the sovereign neighbor county they invaded? It could be over tomorrow.
@@KatushaRuRu ruzzia has nothing to do with Ukraine. Even if Kyiv Rus founded Muscovia in 1147, they have very little in common 850 years later. So don't call it a "family affair".
Thanks Steve - seasons greetings - stay safe! I suspect that the Russian people are happy to let Putin carry on out of pure and absolute fear (i'm sure that they can see through the nonsense the state media are peddling) - what a shame that the opportunity of the 90's to become a real democracy has been totally wasted. My hope for 2025 is for a change at the top in Russia - the world may just then become a little more safer and a happier place.
@@olgaa.9718 about 250% of Russian prices. Life as a Russian pensioner must be pretty terrible but that's what happens when you live in a kleptocracy that keeps on invading it's neighbours.
It's interesting to see how Russians are becoming more open about talking to you. They still cloak their comments, but they are much clearer than before. The prices stabbing their pockets is something they are not afraid to talk about - without mentioning the cause. That's an improvement in communication.
You would be acting the same sweetie. I don't really want to risk my life upthrowing the government (even though it's authoritarian and I don't like many thing about it) to please the people who consider me subhuman just because of my ethnicity and the place where I was born.
@@carlpanzram7081Not their fault...it's just their culture...but being so completely passive about your government is a terrible way to go in the world of 2024.
@@KatushaRuRuим бесполезно объяснять, взывать, просить узнать правду, они с промытым мозгом до молекул. Чтобы понять насколько наша страна свободная им нужно приехать и окунуться полностью в бытовуху, реально пожить среди нас год и больше. Тогда до них начинает доходить, начинают сравнивать и офигевать. Они не то что нам, они даже своим не верят, тем которые переехали, считают что их всех купил Путин и они теперь пропагандисты за деньги. Так что всё бесполезно с ними, нам просто нужно принять их неспособность нас понять, принять их перманентную ненависть и не обращать внимания на их моськин лай. В конце концов кто они такие? Да никто. Пускай тявкают.
1:20 - 1:30 she's right Also, Millions of people are in poverty in the UK. Homelessness increased significantly in the last few years. Tens of thousands more UK pensioners will be in fuel poverty according to government estimates. Shop lifting is at record levels. The NHS is in a protracted crisis. School infrastructure is in need of considerable investment. The German and French governments have little to no legitimacy and there was a national strike in Italy on the 29th Nov 2024.
There are so many problems to resolve. 1- Civilian murders - from 24th Feb 2022 civilians have been Killed in the most despicacle way. For example a woman burnt to death in a car on the very first day. 2- Civilian infrastructure - form the very first day Putin has targeted hospitals, schools, electricity generation, distribution. .. 3- Russian ' Population have supported thrir leader throughout. 4- Russian Oligarchs have stayed silent regarding their own actions....taking state owned assets and investing this abroad. 5- Russian population are blind to the mess their leaders have caused.
The one single thing we still have in common with the Russian people is the fact that the cost of food is going through the roof everywhere regardless of where one lives.
The older gentleman always seems to get it, only to then fall back on the old, tired, trope of national exceptionalism: "Russian people are patient. They stay silent."
Excellent reporting and film and so glad you still have the freedom to conduct these important interviews on the streets. Congratulations on the 25 years of reporting you are in a league of your own and in gratitude for all you have done and continue to do. 'The Anglo-Saxons always play the long game', he said. Your observation of 'More snowmen than soldiers' this year is telling. Like you and many of us from 1989 and into the early 90s we hoped for glasnost with perestroika but as you say today, too many feel they will leave that to the man at the top. That must be you on the piano too! HAPPY NEW YEAR
People like you, Mr Rosenberg, are a real mystery to me. You are allowed in Russia to work, but you spend your time white-anting and backstabbing. If you don’t like Russia, then LEAVE! I am a foreigner who moved to Russia. I don’t like every single aspect of life here but I appreciate the good things. No country is perfect. No leader or government is without fault. I am not going to move here and criticise the leader or government. You can call yourself a journalist but I think you’re a disgrace to your profession.
Inflation in our country is also a problem. Buying groceries has become stressful. Many seniors here are forced to work to supplement their pension and afford medications. No surprise our homeless population is up by 18%
Simply outstanding report. The music is perfectly matched and I have great admiration for Mr. Rosenberg. So grateful to have a western journalist that is fluent in Russian ask its citizens poignant questions. Sad, both our countries could do so much better for our own citizens without all the rotten ambition of our leaders. Ukraine, Greenland, the Panama Canal???
Yes, I'm always amazed to hear just how willing the Russian people are to put theirs and their family's lives in the hands of one ambitious but deluded dictator in Moscow.
It was a bad strategy for sure, but Ukraine survived because Russia didn’t invade to the west of Kiev and up from the Black Sea east of Odessa. If they had cut off the rail lines and resupply ability, it would have ended fairly quickly. But “3 Days Became 3 Years” does sound like a good movie title.
Same in Canada with inflation. Not to mention we have homeless galore, drugs, crime. Shoplifting is through the roof and people can’t afford to live. Plus government scandals and corruption. I know these are also problems in the States too. You need to get off your high horse here!!
Thanks for posting this, Happy New Year. I saw that Father Christmas had shown up to help the Russian people celebrate, he's a very long way from Lapland I think. Does that mean Santa is part of NATO 😁
Stole your mother's pension, started a war against his neighbor and sent your son to it. And then they still say: we trust him. Talking about the blindness.
I just don’t get it
Dumber than a second coat of paint
Wait till you hear how indoctrinated they are here in America.
I thought they were unique… but then we had an election here, in the US. :)
You believe lies and the BBC Mi5 puppet who posted this crap.
They opted out of the slogans in Gorky Park because they want to keep the Moscovites happy while the rest of Russia sends their sons to their doom.
The Russian people are anesthetized by the brainwash of their leader-it's so sad?
mostly central Asians (not ethnic Russians) are being sent to the front
He did say that the in Siberia it was similar, but yes we do understand there are two states in Russia, Moscow ... and every where else.
Kudos to Steve who continues his journalistic work in such unfriendly conditions. This requires some guts
Imagine he can, others with a different perspective are banned, in the west.
@ well, there is difference between them..
В России западных журналистов не трогают ,в отличие от российских на Западе.
@@asdvet1918 Really? The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich, to name but one.
Which Russian journalists in the west have been "touched", as you put it?
, are you living on mars already.
What is there to talk about ? Leave the territory of Ukraine, repay the damage you caused. Stay away from us.
@@Virtus555I don’t think Russians are allowed there. Better to go east toward Siberia.
@pacmanc8103 reading comprehension...
@@Virtus555why he should go in Warsaw? He is ukrainian, Warsaw is capital of Poland. Where is logic?
…there’s a bit more to it than that, and I’m sure you know it
Thank you for not dubbing over their voices. You get a much better sense of how they're feeling this way.
Its a very sad country. A place of fear and sadness.
You make your bed you lie in it.
@@3s0t3r1c Russians have been abused by their leaders for centuries it's not really their fault if they had democracy like we did and threw it away that would be their fault as it is ours
never see them smiling! very sad...slaves,sheeps u name it..
Did you write this from inside your fentanyl tent city, or did an illegal immigrant post this from your phone in-between subway stabbings?
My country just elected man that tried to overthrow it.
The old guy has to work so that Russian plutocrats can have five houses and fifteen autos.
And pay those soldiers insane salaries 🤦♂️
They are so brainwashed that's so sad!
Here in america Americans work hard for illegals and for joe biden to money launder
And how many houses has the green goblin who panders to the Banderites pray?
@ Some of us have been to Russia. We know the reality of what exists there.
@@pacmanc8103 I've visited 3 times
I recon you are the best western journalist in Russia. Sending love from Latvia.
Then there’s Tucker Carlson…
@@anon_596he has Talked about journalists, not fools.
@@anon_596 lol that idiot is a mouthpiece for kremlin.
@@anon_596Carlson is like a cartoon journalist…😅
@@anon_596 was that a joke
You could almost feel sorry for them if they hadn't got themselves in this situation by never standing up for themselves against Putin.
Standing up is no guarantee of success - see Belarus or the current situation in Georgia.
@quinks doing nothing has lead them to this war, who knows what happens to them next.
They had many chances to stand up to Putin in the last 25 years. There biggest mistake was allowing him to change the constitution on number of terms as president. Once that happened the path to this war began.
It's not as simple as that, sure in the nineties they had a chance. Now you risk being beaten in prison and when you earn as little as the average Russian does those days you don't earn anything or devastating. It wouldn't be as bad apart the fact that sacrafice you make doesnt change anything.
I am not defending the Russian people on this. They should have clued in in the nineties to realise the danger they were in. Then it would have made a difference instead they were devieved and bought the putin strong man myth
@@quinks I agree that the protests in Belarus didn't succeed. But I'm pretty sure they contributed to the fact that Lukashenko hasn't entered the war. I remember a documentary between the border guard of Ukraine on a river. The guards from Belarus waved, but the guys from Ukraine didn't wave back. Increase the pain of the Belarusian people a bit, and there is a high chance they would overthrow their dictator.
@@RPGPlaygroundthe protests over yet another stolen election by Luka came close to toppling his regime, only his security apparatus prevented his fall and he knows that entering a war would weaken it severely enough that he risks getting a one way ticket to Moscow
Thank you for your reporting during the year Steve. I always look forward to both your reporting and reviews of the Russian newspapers it is an interesting view from Russia.
*"If you can't name it, you cant fight it."* The startling thing is that it's 2024, and those interviewed act like it's 1940's there. Russians got stuck in a time machine and whisked back in time before the Berlin Wall collapsed. Because it's Russia, there will never be any positive social change when people are afraid to even NAME those they know are responsible out of fear.
Many in US fall for same Schtick. Look who they elected. Putin wanna be.
She said that those redponsible are not in Russia. She doesn't know the names in current US administration 😂
@@TheAntsh That's easy. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswarthy.
@@ADadSupreme they are not even in power yet. Those responsible are Clinton (1994 plan to expand Nato in violation of promises given to Gorbachev), Bush (2008 announcement of Ukr in Nato), Obama (2014 assured Putin about peaceful transition in Ukr), Biden (2021 reiterated Nato in Ukr)
And Trump 2017 supplied Ukr regime with weapons
Blind faith in a leader, any leader ends in this insanity. Most of these people have no clue what is going on and so they follow like sheep.
Yes if only they had a full understanding of the issue like all the people in the West with their Ukraine bumper stickers.
Blind Ivan Bot 😂
@@Virtus555 are you smoking crack?
@@Virtus555 exactly. Putin has been Russia's corrupt dictator for a period of over 20 years because he portrays to you all that the west is evil and only he can save you. Its called oppression by keeping you in the dark. He has now banned youtube and tiktok amongst others so don't get caught here unless you like jail. He then kills his opposition. Now THAT'S a real leadership crisis for you.
@@davidbreen4830 we understand that Putin has illegally invaded a free and democratic country and if not stopped, he will roll into other countries. It's the same reason why Russia fought Hitler in WW2. This is no different.
Thanks Steve. Always appreciate your interactions with the people on the streets.
Putin has not dared to recruit from Moscow or St Petersburg, so families have not been so badly affected as those in provincial areas which have lost hundreds of thousands of men killed and wounded in Putin's senseless Ukraine war. Nonetheless, it's obvious that the Moscow citizens interviewed are utterly sick of the war. The economic effects are becoming severe, and there is a general sense of malaise.
And there is no meaningful resolution in sight.
The economic development of Russia in the last 3 years has caused a effect that will continue to change the circumstances for Russian citizens for the next decade or so.
The worst case scenarios, a world War, a invasion of Russia, complete economic collapse etc, probably won't happen, but even what is most likely to occur is not going to be good for the average Russian.
The war will probably end soon enough, but it's effects won't.
@@carlpanzram7081 There is a rich history of state collapse following wars, revolutions, system breakdowns, economic crises, and other epochal events. Napoleon’s empire collapsed after his disastrous march on Moscow and subsequent defeat at the Battle of Leipzig. In 1918, the Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, German, and Russian empires all collapsed in military defeat.
Great video as always, Steve! Hello from Ukraine!
1:46 I really don't understand Russian pensioner. He still trusts his 20 years and more president and can't survive on $137 per month with his son's assistance.
This is how brainwashing works. It gets right to the soul and destroys logic.
@@SuperLittleTyke yes exactly. 20 plus years of Kremlin propaganda is at play here. All whilst Putin and his oligarchs bath in billionaire mansions and multi billionaire life styles, all paid for by pensioners like this. It's a tragedy that the people don't rise up against Putin.
Learned helplessness
Exactly
Have you been there before their 20 tears or so president as you out it. If no, then better not write rubbish.
С Новым Годом Steve. Great work across 2024. Best wishes to you and yours.
It's like taking the mood on the streets of Berlin in 1943😂😂😂
What do you expect but the party line ...
yes.otherwise bye,bye. pointless questions.
It is always a pleasure to listen to Steve. No drama,no catastrophising, just making sense out of the chaos of Putin's folly.
@@Virtus555 🤣
@@Virtus555 WHAT, I thought the Russian people were honest. You seem like a Putin believing TROLL. Trusting not even your own people.
@@TranceElevation Pissing against the wind.
What a great report. Balanced and informative. Many thanks.
@@KatushaRuRuNot in anyway… is that 500 grams of butter in your pocketbook, btw?
Thankyou Steve for reporting the facts for another year let's hope that much yearned fir Revolution from within removes Putin and leaves him kicked into the past and a dark distant memory.Happy New Year to you and Valentina and all those that want a better present and future
As a Finn, I can tell you that peace with Russia is always temporary.
As a Russian (and someone who loves Swedish history) I can tell you Finland is temporary.
@@knopkaplay0507
Yikes.
@@knopkaplay0507 LoL этот раунд ты выиграл.
so fucking true.
thank you Finland from Ukraine.
“Peace” with russia is being enslaved.
1:07 какой ужас, что с этой женщиной не так. Я желаю мира всем нам. Я очень надеюсь что следующий год, будет годом мира и дружбы. Привет из России, Москва.
с новым годом, все адекватные мирные люди
I wish there were more wise Russians like you. Greetings from Finland. 🇫🇮
@@Thelostgoldhunters "Мир это высшее благо, какого люди желают в этой жизни".
@@sunnysundae2006 🤝☮️
Она ярая фашистка, как и 80% всех россиян! На вашем месте я бы убрался из этой грязной страны, пока пропаганда не промыла и вам мозги!
I stidied Russian even lived and worked there for a while in the Wild-West atmosphere of the post-breakup early 90's. I was too optimistic about what could be accomplished there and was not about to get drawn into any semi-legal or wholly illegal schemes. Because it was nearly impossible to make a normal but honest living.
Доброе утро, прошло как бы 30 лет.
How Putin is walking and breathing is a constant surprise to me. Baffling
Смирись. И смотри на своего лидера
It's understandable that people are scared to voice their opinions in a brutal regime like that. That happens in every country when dictators rule. But it seems to me, that Russian are especially cowardly. So pathetic that millions of people just go on silently living their lives, while countless innocent people are basically murdered in their name. Don't they realize that Putin is just one man? Do something if you want peace and prosperity for you and your country.
just like it is starting in the UK
@@jeffaddis5715aye no bother. Rather hysterical comparison.
In Russia there is a law against criticising the army, and folk have been charged and jailed for it. Yet to see anyone getting lifted here for slating the Army, and if they started doing so the first ones in the cells would be squaddies.
come to Russia and say this to the first border officer. You will be delighted to learn of 10 aspects of hell really fast.
Love your commentaries Steve. Keep up the good work and stay safe
Astonishingly sad stuff, Steve. But thank you for your reporting this year. С наступающим праздником
Вас! С Новым 2025 годом!
You don't see these pro Russian TH-camrs showcasing butter in protective cases 🤣
@@SD._ He brought the protective cases to the shop to film them?
nope, loads of Russian youtubers showed the butter in security boxes when it started happening, it's just what normal life in a dictatorship is like.
From such interviews, I gather that Russian are/have become very apt at expressing their opinions in indirect, veiled ways. What impressed me was the thought of one of the female interviewees: "We trust our Commander-in-Chief. He takes decisions (...) on our behalf. Which means we bear a collective responsibility for what's happening."
They're all too afraid to mount an insurrection, so nothing will change. At least in East Germany people had the bottle to march in protest.
What a miserable society.
Coming from a woke society this is practically a compliment.
@@yurikozhokin8348 And Russia of course is a very traditional society, with the Speaker of Parliament being gay.
@@virtual07 he might be, but he is not parading it at every corner.
@@yurikozhokin8348 But the guys on the Russian TV are parading it very much. Don't try to portray Russian society as traditional. It likes the untraditional staff very much, to say the least.
@@virtual07 none of the Russian celebrities are openly gay. People may guess, but there has never been an official coming out. That is #1. #2 - woke culture is non-existent in the Russian society. Do not even try to compare Russia to the West - that is where the saddest shit is.
They are all complicit.
I feel really sorry for the 74 year old pensioner who had to work. 137 dollars a month is under £110. Happy that his son is helping him. Of note, the state pension in the uk is over £880 per month. Other European counties have better pensions. A society should be judged on how well they take care of their elderly population.
Most of the world has a very conflicted attitude towards the elders
The elder population are part of the problem by not doing anything before becoming elderly. The elderly supported it, setting up the misery for younger generations to come.
Those People should ask themself why their Neighboring Countries want nothing to do with them. Than they will have an answer.
They know the answer. They just not accepting this
Excellent reporting Steve! Happy New Year to you and yours!
Let's hope 2025 brings us something better than 2024.
Much love from Stockholm, Sweden.
Peace is not an absence of war, Peace is an absence of moskovia.
Dream on
@@Virtus555 DA! Tovaritch. All together now, весёлое исполнение «Интернационала»!!!
Вставай, проклятьем заклеймённый,
Весь мир голодных и рабов!
Кипит наш разум возмущённый
И в смертный бой вести готов.
Весь мир насилья мы разрушим
До основанья, а затем
Мы наш, мы новый мир построим ...
US Victoria Nuland will fight to the last Ukrainian profiterole!
Твои влажные фантазии а-ля адольф гитлер никого не интересуют
These PEOPLE (not the government) keep naming their streets/places after Lenin, Marx, Engels (and so on). Not wanting to remember the hardship and terror brought to them by the communist system. Never attempting to settle accounts with the past. In reality, *accepting* it. It is called “Russian Soul” by Poles, and, not surprisingly, by Russians as well, LOL.
Thank you, Steve, for your professionalism, and indeed, courage (!).
From a Pole, in South Africa.
"russian soul" is described in "mumu" of turgenev. Gerasim dropped his lovely dog, the only who loved him in a river because he was told to do so. That's exactly what "russian soul" is. Nothing more
Great journalist. Greetings from Italy. Love British people like you
Thank you Steve. Brilliant as ever. Happy New Year.
Thank you for all your updates ! Best wishes for the new year !
Atmosphere of a beaten dog
Im glad I live in the west
An excellent report.
Thank you, Sir, for your reporting and for the respect with which you treat your informants. Happy New Year to you, Russia, and the UK ❤
Most of those respondents use the word "war" instead of "special military operation". They should take care about themselves...
you think theyre gonna get executed or what😂
Не следует. В России спокойно можно говорить слово ВОЙНА, как и многое другое. А вы дальше верьте своим лживым СМИ
I am sure the answers we heard given to those questions would be exactly the same as if you had asked them in Berlin in 1943!
The thing is, that only lasted for a few years in Germany. This kind of thinking in Russia goes back centuries. I am not sure what can be done about their mentality.
Definitely not.
I'm German, and you can't compare those situations at all.
World war two was much worse, obviously.
Or Maga now.
Well, maybe at the moment it was.
Happy New Year Steve.
Happy new year Steve .And thanks for your insight on Russia
We thought that after the USSR fell, we could trust Russia. We were fooled. We should not be fooled another time.
At 5:44 I see French butter. We should report that and have the company fined. Doesn't matter how the butter got to Russia. Fine the company anyway.
Sanctions don't apply to food.
@@KatarzynaAugusinThey should.
Russia thought same and then the west bombed Yugoslavia. So Russians can't trust the west.
Russia didn't invade so called West. But The western Europeans invaded Russia two times. I think, Russia should never thrust the west.
Food isn’t sanctioned.
You are amazing, thank you❤😊
Thanks Steve for all your excellent reporting we all really appreciate it.
I noticed the reference to the Anglo-Saxons playing the long game. I was wondering if reporters like Steve from the English speaking countries (BBC etc) face much hostility from any passers-by while collecting their interviews, or are ordinary folks still OK with Western media reporters?
I was thinking this too... and I wonder if he introduces himself as a BBC reporter (actually I assume he does)
Us Anglo Saxons were defeated in 1066 by Viking descendants living in French Normandy and which our royal family and some aristocracy are descended.
i wonder as well. keep in mind he speaks perfect Russian, and has lived and studied in the country for many years. he is also an accomplished concert pianist. this is not an ordinary man. i suspect he has both a thick skin, and an ability to manage and handle people with diplomacy that most couldn't.
This is hardly good journalism. The last place to find out the mood of Russians is in Moscow. The people there suffer the least under Putin's wars and crazy economics. You have to go into the provinces away from the big, fat, spoilt urban areas. To the parts least protected from western sanctions and economic downturn, where every second family is now mourning the loss of a son, brother, uncle or husband. Where shops have run out of milk and potatoes before midday and stale bread is all there is on offer. Where the communal heating breaks down every second week. That's where you'll find out the true mood in Russia, not in Moscow or St Petersburg.
Sure
All probably true, but the revolution will start in the major cities, not the provinces.
The tide will never turn against Putin as long as he keeps Muscovites happy and he knows it.
@@bloggalot4718 You forget that the Russian revolution of 1917 began in St Petersburg, not Moscow, and under almost identical circumstances as in today's Russia.
@ lightning doesn’t always strike twice in the same place. It depends on how much residents have had enough though it wouldn’t surprise me if happened but led by the military or oligarchs.
Love all the "I hope the wars ends" and "they should talk it out and come to an agreement" thoughts. Uhh, how about Russia withdraw its troops from the sovereign neighbor county they invaded? It could be over tomorrow.
@@KatushaRuRu ruzzia has nothing to do with Ukraine. Even if Kyiv Rus founded Muscovia in 1147, they have very little in common 850 years later. So don't call it a "family affair".
Great job Steve.
A decade since Crimean peninsular was stolen
Ура, товарищи!
Thanks Steve - seasons greetings - stay safe!
I suspect that the Russian people are happy to let Putin carry on out of pure and absolute fear (i'm sure that they can see through the nonsense the state media are peddling) - what a shame that the opportunity of the 90's to become a real democracy has been totally wasted.
My hope for 2025 is for a change at the top in Russia - the world may just then become a little more safer and a happier place.
My fear is just who would replace him? What if they are even worse? It comes down to the devil you know versus the one you don't know.
Can you next time report about prices and pensions in UK? Thank you
Pensions in the UK around £220 / wk so around 600% of Russian guy. Food prices around 50% more expensive than Russia.
@@simonroberts7891 How about your utilities, rent, car insurance, gas etc. ?
@@olgaa.9718 about 250% of Russian prices. Life as a Russian pensioner must be pretty terrible but that's what happens when you live in a kleptocracy that keeps on invading it's neighbours.
@@olgaa.9718 higher than Ruzzia but not too bad when pension is 600% higher. Keep on digging that hole for yourself though.
Thank you Steve 👍 Happy new year to you and yours ❤
Friends again? Seriously?
Never forget never forgive
Silence means approval.
Thank you Steve. And happy new year everyone.
It's interesting to see how Russians are becoming more open about talking to you. They still cloak their comments, but they are much clearer than before. The prices stabbing their pockets is something they are not afraid to talk about - without mentioning the cause. That's an improvement in communication.
01:31 I am 74 I live for $137 per month and I have to work as a courier but I trust pu... - it's just so insane :(
Steve, I greatly appreciate your posts.
This is a bit depressing. Everyone is so detached and fatalistic. This is Russia’s War, that it had to have, and started.
"Those who are far away." Bravo. She could not have said it better. Yes, they started this, and they have fueled since 2014.
No recovery for you....
What monstrous music! this is a psychological technique that makes you feel anxious and depressed when you watch this video. This is unfair.
Thank you Steve! Have a safe new year
The Orwellian irony that their newspaper is called Pravda “ Truth”
Nice reporting Steve.
Cowardice is all I see. Their opinions are less than nothing if they can't say the truth.
realistically they could overrun the kremlin with less than 5000 people, but they just don't care
You would be acting the same sweetie. I don't really want to risk my life upthrowing the government (even though it's authoritarian and I don't like many thing about it) to please the people who consider me subhuman just because of my ethnicity and the place where I was born.
Easy to say from your couch. I can’t say certain things openly in the west either.
@ЭнгельсинПолиграфович all it takes is a few thousand people 'visiting' the kremlin...... or 1 brave russian.
apparently that's too much to ask.
The west is also same in different way.
Thanks Steve, warm wishes to you and yours.🎉👍🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦
"Russian people are patient. They stay silent."
Trans: Russian people are passive. They stay cowed
They are stoic and hopeful people.
Russians aren't bad people, they just haven't yet found the value of freedom.
@@carlpanzram7081Not their fault...it's just their culture...but being so completely passive about your government is a terrible way to go in the world of 2024.
@@KatushaRuRuим бесполезно объяснять, взывать, просить узнать правду, они с промытым мозгом до молекул. Чтобы понять насколько наша страна свободная им нужно приехать и окунуться полностью в бытовуху, реально пожить среди нас год и больше. Тогда до них начинает доходить, начинают сравнивать и офигевать. Они не то что нам, они даже своим не верят, тем которые переехали, считают что их всех купил Путин и они теперь пропагандисты за деньги. Так что всё бесполезно с ними, нам просто нужно принять их неспособность нас понять, принять их перманентную ненависть и не обращать внимания на их моськин лай. В конце концов кто они такие? Да никто. Пускай тявкают.
1:20 - 1:30 she's right
Also, Millions of people are in poverty in the UK. Homelessness increased significantly in the last few years. Tens of thousands more UK pensioners will be in fuel poverty according to government estimates. Shop lifting is at record levels. The NHS is in a protracted crisis. School infrastructure is in need of considerable investment.
The German and French governments have little to no legitimacy and there was a national strike in Italy on the 29th Nov 2024.
There are so many problems to resolve.
1- Civilian murders - from 24th Feb 2022 civilians have been Killed in the most despicacle way. For example a woman burnt to death in a car on the very first day.
2- Civilian infrastructure - form the very first day Putin has targeted hospitals, schools, electricity generation, distribution. ..
3- Russian ' Population have supported thrir leader throughout.
4- Russian Oligarchs have stayed silent regarding their own actions....taking state owned assets and investing this abroad.
5- Russian population are blind to the mess their leaders have caused.
They know everything. They just not accepting this.
Excellent Reporting!
The one single thing we still have in common with the Russian people is the fact that the cost of food is going through the roof everywhere regardless of where one lives.
The older gentleman always seems to get it, only to then fall back on the old, tired, trope of national exceptionalism: "Russian people are patient. They stay silent."
It's not exceptionalism, he's just stating facts here
Not patient
. Only in fear. Always.
Damn depressing!
They are so screwed!
Slava Ukraine!
И тебе, Слава, привет!
@@knopkaplay0507 I need to learn Ukrainian in 2025!
@@MathieuLaflamme Go for it!
In war nobody wins.
Business wins. Oil wins.
Excellent reporting and film and so glad you still have the freedom to conduct these important interviews on the streets. Congratulations on the 25 years of reporting you are in a league of your own and in gratitude for all you have done and continue to do. 'The Anglo-Saxons always play the long game', he said. Your observation of 'More snowmen than soldiers' this year is telling. Like you and many of us from 1989 and into the early 90s we hoped for glasnost with perestroika but as you say today, too many feel they will leave that to the man at the top. That must be you on the piano too! HAPPY NEW YEAR
The old lady in the fur coat is crazy.
99% of population are like her
People like you, Mr Rosenberg, are a real mystery to me. You are allowed in Russia to work, but you spend your time white-anting and backstabbing. If you don’t like Russia, then LEAVE!
I am a foreigner who moved to Russia. I don’t like every single aspect of life here but I appreciate the good things. No country is perfect. No leader or government is without fault.
I am not going to move here and criticise the leader or government.
You can call yourself a journalist but I think you’re a disgrace to your profession.
Why not criticise little emperor? Why people cant have negative opinion about their unelected leader or leadership? You are a bit weird guy…
Lots of useful information,thanks again Steve
Free Ukraine 🇺🇦
General election now
Look at those western brands on the shelves in Russian supermarkets! Are they not included in sanctions - if not then they should be. Slava Ukraine.
my thought too. I think food items, such as President butter I noticed from France, may have not been on sanctions list but its high time they were
They're produced under licence
cope harder
Russian brands started to copy them and Also sanctions are meaningless.
Much honor for "western brands" ....
Great work ever, thanks Steve
4:29 someone is taking responsibility... sort of. lol
Same in the EU with inflation
Inflation in our country is also a problem. Buying groceries has become stressful.
Many seniors here are forced to work to supplement their pension and afford medications.
No surprise our homeless population is up by 18%
Simply outstanding report. The music is perfectly matched and I have great admiration for Mr. Rosenberg. So grateful to have a western journalist that is fluent in Russian ask its citizens poignant questions. Sad, both our countries could do so much better for our own citizens without all the rotten ambition of our leaders. Ukraine, Greenland, the Panama Canal???
Thank you.
Yes, I'm always amazed to hear just how willing the Russian people are to put theirs and their family's lives in the hands of one ambitious but deluded dictator in Moscow.
3 days have lasted so long.
Could be a title of a future film.
It was a bad strategy for sure, but Ukraine survived because Russia didn’t invade to the west of Kiev and up from the Black Sea east of Odessa. If they had cut off the rail lines and resupply ability, it would have ended fairly quickly.
But “3 Days Became 3 Years” does sound like a good movie title.
Same in Canada with inflation. Not to mention we have homeless galore, drugs, crime. Shoplifting is through the roof and people can’t afford to live. Plus government scandals and corruption. I know these are also problems in the States too.
You need to get off your high horse here!!
Absolutely.
Scared people
Brialliant ' comrade ' Steve , fantastic , thanks Graham , just west of London [ Chartered Engineer ]
Thanks for posting this, Happy New Year.
I saw that Father Christmas had shown up to help the Russian people celebrate, he's a very long way from Lapland I think. Does that mean Santa is part of NATO 😁
This was really excellent.