As a Russian, I think I'm experiencing one of the worst episodes of my country's history I just can't connect the horrors of the war that are happening right now with people saying they're apolitical and they don't care edit: wow that's a LOT of replies
"As a Russian, I think I'm experiencing one of the worst episodes of my country's history"... hang on HIGZ because it is about to get a whole lot worse.
Поверьте, в России было время куда хуже. Сейчас мы все живём просто идеально, по сравнению с тем, что было раньше. Пожалуй, Путина стоит уважать хотя бы из-за того, что он не даёт в обиду нас, русских, иностранцам. Мы живём под мирным небом
@@котик-ц8х мирное небо. Страна буквально прямо сейчас воюет, дурочка мб тебе в твою деревню только сегодня инет провели, ну вот как бы сюрприз для тебя уже 41 день война идёт
@@rongike I can easy. And I can say what it is not north Korea, and it is not poor as well. If you have discord, I can say what is going on in Moscow .
I am from Russia. Over the last month I have severed ties with [former] friends and relatives who support Putin and his "operation". Can't even describe the feeling of disgust I have towards these people.
No, don't sever. Send them the truth. Keep drilling until they get sceptical. Tell them that there are many of western countries with independent journalists and only one Putin controlling his dictatorship.
не стоит разрывать близкие связи из-за политики! поверь, это очень-очень глупо. лучше помирись, а о политике можно поговорить, когда всё уляжется. наверняка у тебя будет шанс сказать заветное "а я же говорил!", и тогда они уже не отвертятся и всё поймут) удачи тебе!
Well, this video does support my belief that there is indeed a growing number of people that support Putin's actions, and there are definitely not enough that disagree with him.
this dude is about the only Rus YTer with any balls...the rest are just uploading videos about the sanctions and how's its affecting or not affecting their lives...mad respect for this freedom fighter
this remindes me to pastor Niemöller ( WW2) First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me.
Too bad it's a completely fake quote, invented by some Commie, which he never said. Btw, if we we were to apply that quote to today, "Socialists" would be *Fascists" and "Trade Unionists" would be "White Nationalists" and "Jews" would be "Whites" And nobody "came" for Trade Unionists in the Third Reich--and most of them joined the NSDAP anyway.
As a citizen of Moscow I can say that the answer of the question in this video will mostly depend on the region of Russia where you ask it and the age and the level of education of respondents. My friends and I don't support either Putin or his actions in Ukraine. If to say the truth, I don't have any friends or relatives who support him. But I think it's because I live in Moscow. In other parts of the country the situation can be different. If you go and ask this question at the place among young people or in the modern business centers, I think the answers will be mostly "No". Plus, a lot of people here are afraid of speaking the truth, especially after the new law (you can literally go to prison for 10 years for spreading "fakes" about "special operation" in Ukraine. And "fake" in this case is almost everything that differ from official opinion of the government).
вы серьезно ошибаетесь в своих предположениях.. в москве как раз, наибольшая поддержка.. возможно потому что "поднятие с колен" самое эффективное как раз в москве. периферия так и лежит в канаве с грязью..
@@ksmith4712 nah i have listened to his drunken ramblings about how russia is better than most countries and trying to prove it with incorrect facts that he probably heard once 30 years ago or smth, everyone in the family knows and im also pretty sure he is actually not in the right mind
It is important to understand that many are simply afraid to express their negative opinion in public. Even the guy at 1:30 read a well-known local meme, which is often used as sarcasm. And yes, I would also be afraid to speak out against, forgive me. You can't even imagine what severe censorship and intimidation we have now.
@Cameras, Clocks & Watches They are being persecuted, it's harsh to judge them from our position of privilege & freedoms that we take for granted. Democracy (for all it's faults) is fragile & needs to be defended.
@Cameras, Clocks & Watches Absolutely. Sadly the Russian people are repressed (arrested for holding up a blank banner in protest, or mentioning the war, all political opposition in jail or assassinated, free media banned) & under a constant barrage of state propaganda from all sides. If they are a hidden majority they have no way of knowing it, which is why I'm guessing that if anything can change from inside it will happen suddenly when it reaches critical mass. At present the fine for the 1st arrest for saying the wrong thing to the wrong person is a month's salary, the 2nd arrest means prison (for up to 10 years). Ukraine fought for democracy 2 times so far (the orange & Maiden revolutions) since independence & now putin is punishing them.
I am Russian and I am against this "military special operation". I do not know English, so I translated my text through a translator. At the beginning of the war, I very often saw people on Russian social networks who were also against the "operation", and I was glad that I was not alone in my thoughts. Probably, there were even more such people than supporters of the "operation"! However, every week the opponents of the "operation" are heard less and less. There is a law in force in the country that prohibits "discrediting" the actions of the Russian army. Formally, it is allowed to express their position against the "operation", many famous Russians (actors, scientists, etc.) openly speak out against the "operation", and no one punishes them for this, but the wording "discrediting the army" is too vague for people to understand what can and cannot be said. Because of this, many of Putin's opponents prefer to simply remain silent. Every day I see news how another Russian was fined because of his statements against the "special operation". The fine is quite large by Russian standards (30000-60000 rubles), which is comparable to the average monthly salary in the country. Imagine that you have to pay your entire monthly salary because of some comment? And if you repeat the violation, you will already face criminal prosecution for up to 15 years. However, it is worth noting that the number of such cases is negligible nationwide. For example, I live in a region with a population of several million people, and here, according to official information, only 18 fines have been issued since the beginning of the "operation". As for criminal cases, their number for the whole of Russia is only about a dozen. But the official media is so actively spreading this news that it instills fear in Russians. Personally, threats have already been written to me on social networks a couple of times and promised to send a complaint to the investigative committee, and now I am waiting for a knock on the door every day. For this reason, I deleted all my comments that related to the "special operation", and now I try to express my point of view as carefully as possible. I hope ordinary trolls wrote to me and my fear is unfounded. All my family and friends are against Putin's policy. But unfortunately, I know a lot of people who support him. Moreover, many of Putin's opponents, with whom I am familiar, began to support him AFTER the "special operation". This is most upsetting. Putin's supporters believe that Western countries imposed sanctions not because Russia launched a "special operation", but simply because Western countries hate Russians and want to destroy Russia, as they already destroyed the USSR, and the situation in Ukraine is not the reason for sanctions, but their reason. They feel that sanctions have been imposed against them personally, and not just against Putin. Consequently, they feel in the same boat with Putin. However, the truth is that Western countries are also suffering from sanctions. We are all in the same boat now, which Putin is rocking. No one needs these sanctions, and if Western countries really wanted to destroy Russia, they could easily do it after the collapse of the USSR, when Russia was maximally weakened. But Western countries did not do this. On the contrary, they did not even recognize the independence of Chechnya, which wanted to separate from Russia. However, all these simple and obvious arguments are completely ignored by the victims of propaganda. Television has pumped them up so much with hatred for Ukraine and the West that they think with emotions, not arguments. "Nazis, Nazis, Nazis" - they repeat these words like zombies. It is absolutely pointless to convince them. Now I only hope that the "special operation" will fail, and then it will greatly undermine Putin's authority. Perhaps, after this failure, he will even be overthrown. In any case, new people who are not sick of "Soviet thinking" should come to power, and then we will have a chance to build a new Russia and become a worthy member of the civilized world.
Hmmm. So many people "neutral," "apolitical," or "don't care." It's sad that they can claim to be detached of the atrocities being committed. Much respect to those who say they don't support his dictatorial, medieval policies.
They are afraid of telling what they really believe in. I think the vast majority of those who declare themselves to be neutral or apolitical are in fact against Putin.
@@selinb8845 definitely agree, but I don’t think it’s safe to assume that it’s always a cover for disagreeing. If you have no influence and highly limited freedom of speech for decades on end, I think it’s very easy to just completely give up on the system.
I am a Filipino and i have no business here,but for what i can say; Mother Russia,i hope all your problems end and society understands your actions of this world
Good to see you back 1420. I was worried you'd been disappeared. You're doing the only thing you can really. Even if it's only making people consider the question.
"Good to see you back", he posts a lot. Taking a few days off not uploading shouldn't raise concerns in anyone. It should be encouraged to enjoy some free time too.
It's interesting... I myself am from post USSR country and part russian, my whole life I was fed this idealised picture Of Russia and Putin from the TV, my parents and friends. At some point I truly believed them, but the moment this war started, being outside of RF, I was shown a completely different side of Putin and russian mentality. Since I grew up with this culture I realised that Russians in most of their history were NEVER independent. They always had a dictatorship of sorts. They don't have this side of culture that makes them act and respond quickly facing oppression from their own government. What they did historically best is silently suffer, survive and be passive. If all of you expect some kind of grandiose manifest or uprising - it will never happen.
apparently, you did not study the history of Russia well, since you forgot Pugachev, Razin, Bulavin, the uprisings of the Streltsy and Decembrists, bloody Sunday, the February revolution, and much more
@@ТатьянаФатеева-г2у All of these resulted in a dictatorship being eventually installed, though. Lenin personally picked out Stalin as his successor, Yeltsin personally picked out Putin. A lot of the uprisings in Russian history were also backed by foreign forces and/or started by elites in the first place. The world definitely needs to study these parts, though, and figure out the exact processes leading to success. Maybe only then we can have a more or less stable democracy.
@@Авчемсилабрат If you remove your trollfilter you might see things like that your Nazi special military operation . Is forbidden to be called war for a starter. After all your killing of civilians soon the word genocide is forbidden to.
@@nicklasmelander8467 man it is called a special operation not for nothing if it called a war Russia would use all they have to crash Ukraine like NATO crashed Yuogoslavia but it is an limited operation. And by the way didnt you happen to hear how called Ukraine their murdering of children in Donbass for 8 years? They called it antiterror operation and I bet you dont even know that all these 8 years the people of Donbass plead Russia to protect them from those nazi beasts from Ukraine killing children and raping their weman and Russia couldnt do enything coz of western sanctions. And I bet you dont know how happy the people if Donbass when after so many years they came back home and see their families on the territories that were under the control of the Ukrainian nazi.
@@NottinghamForest24 Ой, вы бот что ли? Заученные фразы слышу. Удивительно, как по паре комментариев вы решили, что я переживаю из-за каких-то товаров) Спасибо, немного подняли настроение
The dialoge between Daria and "Rus" is a powerful proof for what ist going on in Russia. "Rus", you are a poor guy. You mean a patriot has to support the leader of the country, even when he is destroying it. Your words could be of my grandmother, who raised up in the 3. Reich.
Reminds me of a filipino guy I worked with years ago. There were guys outside the voting area with sub-machine guns. He laughed and said they were there to ensure you voted the "right" way. This Putin guy is sort of like old President Ferdinand Marcos.
I'm a Filipino, I didn't grow up during our greatest PFEM regime and we were fed up with lies throughout history making Pres. Marcos the villain, now his son BongBong Marcos will be runnning for President and he is well loved and a frontrunner in surveys with 60%, that's just shows only those well informed and not brainwashed people understand what a true leader is, I am not surprised as to why some Filipinos love Vladimir Putin as they have some sort of similarities with Pres. Marcos the fact that U.S are involved in both countries as to why these leaders acted such thing, during Pres. Marcos, he had to declare martial law bcoz the opposition (Aquino with direct influence from U.S) had plans of taking down Pres. Marcos from regime, the same with Pres. Putin, these NATO countries a U.S lead alliance is made to take down Russia that's why Putin acted immediately by not letting NATO to their doorsteps, like in the Philippines, Filipinos thought that Marcos is truly the villain that time 1986 revolution, not until 35 years before the Filipinos realize who is the real enemy, to this Russians, they will not realize it now maybe not until 30-40 years from now.. That's why I can't blame some Filipinos supports Russia and Putin as he was seen as a strong, smart and great leader sometimes admired by some Filipinos because he is seen somewhat like former President Ferdinand Marcos
@@vicanjel Maybe because women are, for the most part, naturally liberal. Like Eve listened to the Serpent, so Russian women are listening to the We$t.
It’s so cool of you europeans and americans to make fun about poor people of North Korea who are suffering and wishing more people to suffer instead of feel sorry about them,it’s shows who most of you you really are - ruthless,egoistic,delusional cowards. We are not North Koreans,we can fight back, and you will feel it
Russian people (Saying as a Russian myself) don't even understand, that Putin did even less, than any other president in any smaller European city. He did sign papers brought to him by other politicians. He may have been iniciator for some programs and improving relationships with other countries, but literally every president does it. And if it wasn't Putin, we would have probably had amazing relationships with MORE countries, than just Belarus and I dunno, China and India. His achievements are so overrated it is incredible. A lot of actualy useful laws, that he actually decided not to sign. People just keep repeating phrases like "He raised our country from it's knees" and "It was worse in 90s" and "We are undevelopped country? We are not in Africa!". They simply do not understand, that for 30 years of progress there was not enough progress. Sure, Russia right now is better, than it was in 1990s. But it does not mean, that the government did a good job. Compare it to the other countries, who were in the same or even worse conditions after the fall of USSR. Look at Serbia, that is now more European, than Russia, especially in the eyes of the younger generation. Belarus, that Russians resonate so well with, have been fighting for their freedom for over 30 years and are so freedom oriented it is incredible.
The reality is that Russia could be an economical superpower if it wasn't for Putin and the kleptocrats... Unfortunately they don't have any democratic gene at all...
@@TheAlchaemist In reality, Russia could have been in European Enion by 2010, if 2014 never happened, it would have definitely been a part of the EU by then. Or at least had been part of NATO and either had Visa-free regime with Europe and North America, or had a stay up to like 30-90 days without needing a Visa. That's one of the reasons people even don't want to live in Russia. Poverty, government and complete disconnection from other parts of the world. And the fact, that people can't travel only makes Russian people even more delluded about actual reality of outside world, they start imagining enemies, where there aren't any. If people traveled to more places than Egypt and Turkey, they would have never even had a thought about Russians being targetted around the world. In reality, every direction would have been at least as good as in any other European country, at least Eastern. Since the specialists wouldn't run away the very second they graduate. Because they wouldn't need to, they can work in Russia, they can travel around the world, in that alternative timeline they even have a decent government. If people left - they would have probably come back later.
It was worse in the 90s because the soviet Union had just collapsed. Of course it takes ages for the economy to improve, especially after letting in global corporations. People don't think. That being said, these sanctions will send Russia back to the 90s economically.
Друг, ты мне скажи, для тебя показатель жизни - либеральные взгляды, борьба с властью и европа как пик цивилизации? посмотри на уровень жизни в той же любимой США в которой так круто и экономика ее намного выше нашей, но уровень безработицы там ничуть не меньше, а уровень преступности среди этих самых бедных огромен как никогда, я не отрицаю то что у нас коррупция и мы могли бы жить намного лучше если бы не 2000 дегенератов, воров и жуликов при власти, но ты буквально отрицаешь то что убитая страна, отданная какому-то КГБшнику в руки сейчас держится ничем не хуже ваших любимых западных стран
8 лет Украина бомбила Донбасс, так что возможно этот мужчина из за этого так и ждет. Думаю, что многие американцы хотят уничтожить Россию. Так пусть идут, чего они ждут? С таким же успехом можно сказать и так.
It's a huge shame for many Russian people, to watch your country be dragged through the mud because of some tyrant. This will affect Putin for as long as he is alive but will affect the country for generations to come... A sad ordeal indeed.
Yes, and unfortunately without a strong opposition leader to lead the people against Putin, they are unable to rise up together. Which is precisely why Putin made sure to squash any attempts at opposition. And any will the people may have had has been neutralized by years of well constructed, oppressive KGB measures. The only way I see an uprising by the people is through a powerful opposition leader or an event so outrageous in scale against the Russian people by Putin, that anger and hatred overpowers their fear.
@@tanitatikaram2101 When it comes to Navalny, it's "damned if you will, damned if you won't". If he stayed abroad, all he'd be doing now is giving interviews to CNN like his colleagues are. He would just be another person who escaped Putin's Russia. On the other hand, as Putin's prisoner he is a symbol of Putin's tyrranical government to the rest of world. Either way, he would not be very effective. But yes, personally for him, chosing prison was a lot to give up for very little / almost nothing in return.
Thank you so, so much for making this videos. You give a window for us outside of Russia a window. I just hope this nightmare will end soon. Im heartbroken over humanity :(
I really hope that this month Zelensky will piss off all Western partners with his reproaches and they will force him to sign a truce, although this is "political death" for him.
Everything is fine with humanity. All mankind supports Russia in its struggle against NATO. Of course, the medieval obsession of the NATO leadership for territorial expansion is a little scary, but I think we have enough strength to resist it. Everything will be fine. We all also hope that Putin will finally decide to stop supplying raw materials to the member states of the aggressive bloc. I think that the deterioration of economic indicators will force the population of these countries to think about changing their rotten regimes and restoring democracy.
@@Jotnar837 I am from planet Earth, I have April 6, 2022. And you, perhaps, are from one of those countries that make up the NATO gang, and now they are hindering the development of mankind, trying to return us to the Middle Ages with the help of wars and lies? Stop supporting your government immediately and look for truthful sources of information. Fortunately, you are not tied to the TV, and the Internet can give you the opportunity to find the truth if you so desire.
@ummerrahh these are adults, not children. They should have a standard understanding of what direction their government is trying to take their country in. I didn't take a side, I saw people saying they're apolitical and said that's embarrassing. That is an opinion. Also, you labeling and grouping people into categories without asking questions first, is you literally doing zero research.
For those who ever wondered "what would I have done if I lived in Germany/Russia upon the raising of nazism/stalinism?", well... you Russians have the chance to explore your inner thoughts about it in real time.
Exactly, although this time they have all the information at their finger tips .. use a vpn .. see what the news is saying outside of Russia ffs !! Ever wonder why all these western companies are all leaving .. and now there seems to be less stuff in the shops .. or why your economy is noise diving off a cliff ?
yes, I saw a meme, that said, if you ever wondered how 1/3 of Germans could kill another 1/3 of Germans while 1/3 watched, now you know. It makes sense. That is why journalism is so very critical, and is being so attacked around the world.
@Cameras, Clocks & Watches swastiga was banned. Does it mean we gonna remove it from alhpabet lol ? It's not gonna be abcd...z anymore, it's gonna be abcd...y
@@sk-sm9sh Let's say that If I see a swastica in a buddist temple I don't think anything bad, but If I see someone wearing a t-shirt with a swastika or driving a big tank with a swastika on it my internal alarm starts screaming.
Well that was depressing. Whatever resentment I may have felt has turned to pity. So many have given up their agency, their freedom to choose their own path. They seem unaware of what they have lost.
My pity for ordinary Russians has turned into pure hatred for those who support the war criminal Putin. I also feel the same hatred against those who state that they are apolitical or neutral. The actions of the Russian men terrorizing, killing, and raping Ukrainians should put shame and rage into the hearts of all Russians. Those who are not against the pig Putin are being willfully ignorant, an inexcusable CHOICE.
Actually most of “neutral” answers for real mean “no. But I don’t trust you, random cameraman”. Actually some of quick and sarcastic “yes” were the same
Perhaps they'll start to care when they can't buy parts for their computers, or can't get the music they want, or find that they'll never be able to afford a car...Or maybe when Putin drafts them and they finally figure out that he lied about not sending the new draftees to Ukraine....Or maybe when they wonder what happened to their friends who didn't come back from Ukraine, or the next place Putin decides to invade....Or when Putin outlaws VPN and they are cut off from access to all outside news and culture.....
@Cameras, Clocks & Watches And is also the best way to live in happiness from things you cannot control. Get real. Too much shit stains calling for Russians to "bro, just go do a revolution, pretty easy."
@@sungunner6244 I think that's wishful thinking. The unfortunate truth is that a great many Russians are apolitical for the same reason most Chinese people are apolitical. Democracy is broken to such an extent in Russia that politics seems something far removed from many Russians. I'm fairly neutral about the weather because its completely beyond my control, I prefer sunny days but I just accept it when it rains and get on with my life
@@markj6854 oh, of course you are right. We were taught for long years that nothing can be changed, for example, that our votes mean literally nothing - corrupted president will just elect himself again. It was long process, you know, like that old tale about frog in boiling water. Some kind of learned helplessness, I guess. And it wasn’t just Putin- people of Russia had really short period of proper freedom of dictators or surviving, maybe for like just 5 years or so…and really had no time to get used to it. There’s some real ugly proverb here, may be translated like “never had nice life, so shouldn’t start”. And that’s really is current mental state of majority. They make dark jokes about 90x and prepair themselves to problems and hunger - but don’t really have idea it can be changed. I had my own apolitical stage when was younger too. Well, maybe was just too full with my own life… awakening few years ago was really tough experience. of course some of them could be like that. Earlier. My words higher were based mostly on idea, that nowadays nobody can say he’s apolitical seriously. Just not now. So I really pretty sure for most of them it was lie.
i was living my whole life in quite small russian industrial town. i'm 23 now and i had no different president but putin. and i can surely say that this video is not really representative, there are still a lot of wonderful, smart and not brainwashed people, even in a non-moscow regions. i'm not sure if they are the majority but the fact is that they exist and there're lot of them the reason that some of russians support putin and his suicidal policy is not obvious and little deeper than it seems. its some kind of legacy of stalinism and soviet slavery, the consequences of it is a negative selection - when the worst rules and the best leave or get killed/imprisoned, literally how it is. i personally faced with that sovietputin-cancer shit my whole life in absolutely different aspects of life actually sometimes i thought i have to leave russia but i never thought it would happen in my early 20's and now we here :) today, i really dont know if i ever could return to my homeland and have future in this country (that i really loved), thank to fascist putin and his scumbag clique fcking ashamed, an undeserved dishonor for a whole life
You’re a very intelligent 23 year old from Russia. Thank you for sharing your opinion with us! Not sure it matters but I’m American and I hold no hate towards your country just the leader of your country.
@@pogrom00 I totally agree with Michael & I am from England, living in France. We look forwards to when we can live in partnership, accepting some diversity whilst sharing common goals. Wishing you & your dearest the very best.
It’s fascinating to read Russian perspective. As an American, I can’t imagine what it’s like to live in a country where protest was illegal and can land you in jail. Or where journalists aren’t allowed to tell the truth because they’re threatened with jail and death. Russians aren’t allowed to see reality so it seems like many Russians live in a fabricated reality. If you can get out of Russia you are going to be amazed by the freedoms and information you’ll be exposed to!! Get out while you can ❤️
The world easily forgot about the US wars, the Armenian-Azerbaijan war, the Balkan wars, the Uyghur concentration camps, Saudi Arabia bombings on Yemen, Israel bombings on Palestine, the Ethiopian civil war, and many others.
@Черный Граф Россия несет ответственность за убийство людей в собственных домах. Вы говорите глупости, потому что отказываетесь просыпаться от своего сна.
@@jeffsmall7526 You can take my word on it, no matter whatever fallacy-fallacy you want to make. If this conflict ends now or in the coming months without involving any other county, the world will forget about it. (Not the media though).
Please ask my fellow Russians what they think of the mass graves filled with executed civilians found recently in Bucha. I’d like to know if they think it’s “fake” or “staged”?
I am on Ukraine's side 100% I have friends and family there and from there, but what you guys don't get is some of these people are scared to answer the question. I have friends who have been thrown in jail for less. Russia is still very soviet, there are ears everywhere. So just remember that when watching this. Cheers to the people who spoke their minds, very brave.
If the Ukrainians are brave enough to stand and fight for their freedom, and some Russians have the courage to speak out, then there is really no excuse for the disgustingly cowardly and nationalistic behaviour of the Russian majority. Shame on them.
well i don’t think this is the reason 86% of russians actually support putin alot of reasons why they support him .btw i am half palestinian. and i do support putin in some ways . I really don’t support zelensky AT ALL. do you even know that he called us palestinians terrorists? Edit : i forgot to mention since she thinks that russia is still very soviet.. ( 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩, 𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙖 𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙖 but apparently soviet has became a trending word nowadays anyways ) .. have ears everywhere and people easily go to jail etc. People in Novorossiya are afraid that their addresses will be save in database and send to the Ukrainian Nazis . In Novorossiya, Ukraine is engaged in terrorism now + they promise genocide in case of future victory. How else should peaceful defenseless residents respond to the collection of information by a pro-Western organization except in a super-neutral and evasive way?? The fear of passing information to the Nazis can also distort the answers of Ukrainians themselves.Absolutely different answers would be if people (and from Ukraine and from Novorossia) were asked on the street - where they are relatively anonymous and without video/photo their face. Overly Jesuitical questions deliberately confusing ordinary people. Why are they obliged to oppose politics to economics?? Russia has a healthy developing economy, oppositional media are functioning - pro- Western western Ukraine has a completely corrupt collapsing economy and a ban on oppositional/critical media. Thus, the answer about the primacy of the economy for residents of Novorossiya may be a polite euphemism for Russia's choice. People could have answered in the same way in Crimea in 2014. In the same way, residents of Alaska or residents of Haiti can answer.
I wonder what people would say if you asked them: “What is more important free speech and human rights or being ruled over by a single strong leader with unlimited power?”
The thing is they reap Zero benefits from him power. They only make the Oligarchs Super Rich! It is same trick super rich have been doing to workers for thousands of years😞
"The news says that we are helping the civilians" "We are fighting the nazis & stopping the genocide" "They were about to attack us" "It's all a western plot to destroy our president, our country, & our culture" They are essentially brainwashed beyond hope.
I have covered my russian friends' backs when the hatred from foreigners was hitting them hard in the beginning of the war since I believed this is Putin's war not Russia's. However, remain neutral is no longer acceptable for Russians. After witness Bucha genocide, I cannot withstand this 'not my problem' attitude and have no word or empathy for those supporters. As a Korean, we fought for our freedom back in 1980 against the military government and impeached our president in 2017. Freedom is not free indeed and Ukrainians are paying with their lives for your silence even at this very moment. Hope you people can show the world to bring that maniac to justice.
If you say that this is Putin's war (as many politicians do), then you are lying to yourself. This is not Putin's war alone, just as the Second World War was not Hitler's war, but the war of the majority of Germans.
@@neffritalina you're asking the differenced between a democratic country like USA & a totalitarian government like China? Seems sort of self explanatory... btw NATO is MUCH more than just USA. Thats jut russian propaganda talking, the french, germans, and polish are who is mainly in charge in EU.
We shouldn't forget in our discussion that these surveys are not based on representative samples. These are for sure extremely interesting and much appreciated by many of us, but really we cannot derive overly useful generalisations from statements gathered from randomly selected people on the streets, most probably even in the same place with its particular inhabitants. Stay safe Daniil, keep it up and good luck with all that.
No surveys are ever representative. If they are done by phone..people 70 - death; walking on the street..ignores handicapped, done by Whatsapp..nobody would respond..there is a bias in all random samplings
Agreed that it is technically entertainment. And it is also assuring to see humans who are uncomfortable with the leader, and are tragically supporting their government through their Labor and Taxes.
I would like to think that most Russians don't support but many Russians here in America do and they have full access to media...it sickens me and unfortunately points at an uncomfortable truth...
@@nameq Ordinary citizens are not detached from their leaders. There can' t be any war criminals if they don't find support in their own population. It is why we germans carry the shame and the guilt. There is no such thing as being "apolitical" . Being apolitical is a highly political option. The more apolitical you are the more you are to blame for what your leaders do.
@@kathrinscharrer3923 "we did not know the truth" is a criticism applied to war criminals, ordinary citizens weren't even close to being put on trial for crimes of nazi germany
@@nameq You're sure of that?. When your neighboors disappear? And you just accept that as normal. If you start thinking of certain people ( jews, ukranians that want EU, Muslims in Bosnia) as not as human as yourself, more as animals, pest, then that is what enables the war criminals. We germans know it. I have not killed anyone, but I have been raised to think about this every day.
If your too scared to say No because your afraid you will get in trouble then that pretty much proves the person isn’t charge at the top isn’t a good person at all …good on the ones speaking up and saying the truth
This video and several others remind me of Germans interviewed after WWII. They weren't Nazis and they knew nothing of the death camps. One day when this war is over and reality sets in, the Russian people will have to face the whole truth.
@@Eroshenkova the WWII was a war started by Germany WITH TOTAL SUPPORT FROM RUSSIA! Not only Russia signed the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact, but also gave materials, equipment, and training to Hitler in the decade before the war. Russia is a fake hero of the WWII!!!
@@Eroshenkova Being a World History teacher, I know how the Russian people suffered during the Great Patriotic War. 25 million Russians died. I too had relatives die in WW II. I also know how my government lied to me about the Viet Nam War but the truth was eventually told.
Boy! You have so much balls! Are you not afraid!? You are a real peace soldier. I watched everything! Go ahead, but stay safe!!! Greetings from German!
Have watched your videos for over a month, great stuff, we thank you for the perspective @1420!! My idea for next video: What are the locals beliefs on state run TV?
"Truly evil people dont just hurt others. They take pride in the pain they cause and then try to blame their victims" this quote is so relevant right now considering what happened in Bucha and is currently still ongoing in other parts of Ukraine. You russians wont have the chance to say you didnt know you will have to say you didnt stop it. Just like we germans once didnt stop it
I'm not going to report for the atrocities in Bucha, as this is a fake, Russian troops left Bucha on March 30-31, this was stated by the Ministry of Defense and the mayor of Bucha himself, and only after the Ukrainian troops entered the territory of Bucha
100% vermutlich sind wir die einzigen, die das wirklich kapieren. Die meisten sind einfach so naiv, unglaublich. Oma hat sich bis zu ihrem Tod in Grund und Boden geschämt obwohl sie Jg. 32 und einfach noch ein Kind war. Einfach, weil sie wusste was passierte, alle wussten es.
@@ehmha3641 Ich habe mich lange Zeit gefragt, warum uns diese Verbrechen, die von unseren Großeltern mitgetragen wurden so oft ins Gedächtnis gebrannt wurden, warum habe ich mich gefragt. Soll ich mich schuldig fühlen, ich habe doch nichts getan. Jetzt weiß ich es, weil es wieder passieren wird und nur die Erinnerung, nur das Wissen wie diese Grauen zu stande kommen kann diese Grauen verhindern. Wir Deutschen mussten uns diesen Grauen stellen, wir durften und dürfen uns nicht einfach davor verstecken und uns in Gleichgültigkeit und Ahnungslosigkeit eindecken. Wir müssen genau weil wir wissen weil wir es am eigenen Leibe erfahren haben dagegen aufstehen und uns bewusst machen was Hass und Verblendung anrichten können. Das und nicht weniger sind wir schuldig. Und dafür bin ich heute ehrlich gesagt sehr dankbar. Ich bin froh zu wissen, dass wir uns unserer Verpflichtung aus unserer Verantwortung zu großen Teilen bewusst sind. Natürlich haben auch wir verblendete und hassvolle Gestalten, doch wir können sie herausfiltern eben durch unser Wissen und dafür sorgen, dass diese Kräfte nicht an die Macht kommen. Die aktuelle Zeit öffnet mir wirklich auf dramatische Weise die Augen und zeigt Frieden und Versöhnung gibt es nicht durch gleichgültiges Verhalten. Die gesamte Versöhnungspolitik vorallem der 70er Jahre und vorallem durch Willy Brandt, sind ein enormer Meilenstein unserer Nachkriegsgeschichte und ein Garant für das Vertrauen in uns durch unsere Partner unabhängig jeglicher Wirtschaftskonflikte/Interessen (siehe mögliches Gas-/Ölembargo) Die Russen werden den gleichen Weg gehen müssen und ich kann nur hoffen, dass dieser Weg so bald wie möglich eingeleitet werden kann, aber ich will nicht naiv sein, denn noch sitzt das Putinregime felsenfest im Sattel. Man kann nur hoffen und ich hoffe inständig, dass die vernünftigen Kräfte in Russland, die es ohne Zweifel auch gibt dies alsbald beenden
You should start doing it yourself. To start Anne Bonnel - Donbass 2016 eng sub. Patrick Lancaster channel on TH-cam (what about people say in east part of Ukraine )
@@davidtrezeguet1467 What better sources do you have? Let me guess cnn and bbc, very reliable 🤦♀️. Well, you won’t believe the stories of my mother’s friend’s relatives, and there are almost no other English-speaking journalists there. So be ignorant.
I very much respect your work. Showing different opinions and answers like an independent journalist should. Keep up the good work and please stay save.
@@krokodilkroki3744 bullshit. I have right to say that somone who supports war crimes, shooting civilians, bombing schools and hospitals, killing children, raping women - is indeed a fucking monster and scum of a worst kind.
The number of interviewees that dodge the question or say they are "apolitical" is the most telling thing about this... sad when a person is too intimidated to speak their mind.
the real fact is no one is doing anything against him. Or atleast not enugh people. They cant openly protest but they can secretly put up anti putin propaganda, make molotovs and burn pro putin elements and buildings and infastructure that supports putins regime. You can simply print a bunch of papers with text on it and "accidentaly" drop it on the streets when your walking around in secret. Some ppl will pick this up and read it. THere are so many ways to fight a dictaturship without puting yourself in the public light.
Почему поддерживающих вдруг стало так много? Если такой же вопрос задали бы до 24 февраля, то уверенна результаты были бы другими. И вообще, как можно отвечат:" да, я поддерживаю", когда даже не в Украине, а внутри страны творится полный бардак, который сплошь и рядом. Загадка какая- то.
Ну, объективно говоря, внешняя политика у Путина хорошая, если не лучшая в мире. Да, если бы он не просрал внутреннюю политику, импортозамещение и развитие собственного производства, было бы вообще шикарно, можно было бы спокойно забыть про существование "американского мира". Но и так неплохо. Путин мне самому не очень нравится, но то, что он открывает людям глаза на те ужасы, которые америка вытворяла все эти годы, меня восхищает.
@@СонСон-и3ю потому что свиньи из Украины этого давно заслуживают. Путин просто сделал то, чего никто из России не ожидал, но давно это надо было сделать.
Я думаю дело в военной истерии. В любой стране когда наступает тяжелое время население как минимум первое время видит защиту в государстве и больше полагается на него. Это временно и чем дальше, тем слабее будет этот эффект.
i lived in DDR for 16 years , everybody hide his opinion , nobody speak out loud ,what he was thinking , neighbors, friends even your own family, were suspect ,everybody can reveal you. Everybody is doing his job , going to political party events and so on , just to avoid being noticed .. The change only can come, when all stand up together and see how many they really are .. this is what russia want to impede and suppress . i am thankful that people stand up 1989
Only the people of Russia can get rid of Putin. But Putin is very good at black propaganda. Even with 15 000 dead russian soldiers shipped from Ukraine, the russian government will just call it fake news.
Thank you! When Germany reunited the world and especially Russia was afraid we would become a threat again. This fear we had gone great lengths to earn in the 20th century. There is only one good thing in all of this mess in which we are suddenly back in 1939 when countries had not learned that if we don't respect our neighboors borders there won't ever be peace. It was not Germany this time around and we will respect our neighboors. As you say situatios in which there is repression are awful. Change starts in people's minds. I feel with all the people in Russia who have to live being careful about everything they do and say.
@Anna but Gorbachev is an idiot, he put an end to USSR which is a good thing, but he create so many problem and Eltsine was even worst, Russia had a very bad time during the 90s, and now we have a global conflict because Ukriane leaved USSR with russian territory and the rise of faschism made so those russian territory want to return to their motherland
At least some of those who said to be "apolitical" or "neutral" were clearly too scared to speak out their minds openly. But still public opinion seems to be extremely polarized.
I wonder how all these people will feel once they see the full picture. It would be terrible to find out you were supporting something you found abhorrent.
Same as the Germans when forced to march to the concentration camps by the Allied forces. 'We didn't know, we had no idea, it couldn't have been our side....'
As a russian i can say, that nobody will care, or like 10% of people will. All of the horrors that happened in Ukraine, like in Bucha are simply being ignored by the people. Government called it fake news, and 80 % believe them. You can give them any proves, they won't care, they won't even listen.
I think a lot of people who say they are “ neutral” really mean they don’t want to express their opinion. But is is scary to see how many different realities there are for people. Sort of like Democrats and Republicans here in the US. We each have our bubble of truths.
@@Nancy-mi3xe your “democracy” and “freedom”. How about Iraq? Syria? Afghanistan? USA war crime censorship. The attempt of covering up Julian Assange exposure of us war crimes? You call that liberty?
@@Nancy-mi3xe European (British) here, I'm glad to hear people in the US are waking up to the importance off democracy, what we've been seeing in America over the past few years is increasing polarization and a lot off hate between the parties leading to a frankly broken from within America
One thing I am grateful for in America is our spirit - we may be divided on a lot of things, but we are almost never neutral and we are never silent. Maybe that’s just how our country’s history and constitution has conditioned us to be or maybe it’s down to diversity of cultures, but either way, I am happy that even if we disagree, we are still having those conversations and fighting toward a better future. Progress is ugly and people judge us and think it makes us weak, but to me, it is actually a strength.
@@opzblackcat Ach, they already had Stalin. And that has changed nothing. What, then, are Putin's crimes supposed to change? Perhaps the majority of Russians (not all of them for sure. there are always some decent people!) are only capable of self-pity? Or would Putin be imaginable in a country that critically deals with its past?
@Alexey Well, as long as they support Putin, I guess they will be hated everywhere but in Russia. Won t be a good life for them. We are still hated by many people because of what our grand grandparents did. If Russia goes on like this - who knows if their grand-grandchildren will also be hated for what they did?
Thank you for these videos! Can you please make a video asking: "Should Russia take military action against Finland if the country decides to join NATO?" or "What steps should Russia take if Finland joins NATO?" "Would they be opposed/unopposed towards military action?" Thanks again!
100% answer no, why would you invade without a reason? People adapt to the situation of the current moment, to the media, to censorship and fear. There would be an invasion, there would be, as now, "supporting" it. Russians are not free today to express their opinion on camera...
That's what I say.. russians are not better than original Nazis and deserve the same treatment. Funny how in their minds they are the ones fighting Nazis and being heroes.
I didn't really expect anyone to dislike Putin, it's a dangerous thing to do, so well done to those who disagreed with him, I wonder what people will think when they eventually get to see the pictures that many of us have seen from Kiev and Marutipol.
fyi, human corpses and blood is a pretty common sight on TV screens (in the news) in Russia, it's not prohibited or anything, so I don't think someone would change his mind. We, Russians, are pretty used to this kind of stuff
I don’t understand…are watching two different videos? Do majority of these people who say that they support Putin look scared to you at all? Are you kidding me.
I can’t imagine living somewhere where I’m afraid to speak my mind for fear of government reprisal of all things. I mean it just blows my mind that that’s a real thing 🤯
I think this maybe the first time in my life I start praying. Praying that I can let go of those emotions that leads to hatred when seeing what is happening in Ukraine. It almost rips me apart to have such negative feelings against normal russians
@@bayraktarx1386 You have been given someone new to hate by your media. You will forget all about this when your media picks a new target for you to hate. This is your life.
Keep in mind people in large numbers are more like fish....they swim along with the fish in front of them and don't really think on their own. Cultures are large groups of people following each other toward a similar world-view and character traits. Russia is currently swimming along with Putin and they don't even realize what they're doing really, just trying to stay out of the situation and live their lives. Looks pathetic to many of us, but to them it's just the natural thing to do...and it's the path of least resistance.
You can only plead ignorance to a certain extent. Clearly some people in this video know what is going on. You have a responsibility. Complacency and “apolitical” is what got us here.
70-75% support Putin according to polls, and the war in Ukraine. And they know exactly what their sons and brothers and father's are doing in Ukraine (openly massacring, robbing, torturing and r@ping civilians). Who do you think gets all the goodies Russian troops steal? Their families back in Raska. They know where it comes from. Never forget this. People need to stop excusing ordinary Russians, and saying they have absolutely nothing to do with the actions of their government. A recent prominent article by a professor in Russian state media called for what amounted to total occupation and genocide of the Ukrainian people, and judging by the comments (the most popular of which had thousands of likes) reflected Russian public opinion quite well. Funnily enough, if you read the article (by Timofey Sergeytsev) it's pretty close to what would need to be done to Russia to turn them into a 'normal' country that wasn't a threat to their neighbours.
i’m from Dagestan originally and now living in another part of Russia. and tbh i’m shocked how many people from my relatives there and people around me (not friends alhamdulillah) are supporting these terrible actions ( so video confirms the reality here, unfortunately.
@@charbrillant7494 в дагестане в принципе просто духовное управление признала войну «джихадом» ( свящённой войной ), типа защита границ родной страны ( россии ). и соответственно молодые, которые как-то имеют отношение к этой части мусульман республики поддерживают.
@@gustavofringo да, это грустно конечно предположу, что среди молодых дагестанцев существенно больше слепо поддерживающих зомбарей, чем среди молодых русских, но хотя-бы ты не из таких
@@gustavofringo да везде много, просто у южных народов в целом как мне кажется всегда более активно выражается любая позиция, и труднее встретить «аполитичных»
The father of my granddad was a member of Hitlers party (nsdap) and he quit his political job (before world War II started) because he realised that it was wrong. He had a speech where he spoke against the reichskristallnacht, told other members of Hitlers party that people of others parties should still be paid and supported that hurt soldiers of other countries could recover secretly. After the world War he and my unpolitical grandma were in prison because he was in the nsdap. My other granddad hide his jewish friend in the forest. People now have so much more possibilities to get information.
After watching interviews with these types of questions „I‘m neutral“ basically means „I‘m against this,but I do not want to get in trouble for speaking out“
@Jon Doe The Russians doesn't know how afraid we are. It's not USA. It's Europe. And many Russians doesnt't know what massacre they are doing in Ukraine. It's awful! And if we criticize, the say it's untrue. But there are many films and fotos of people they are doing crimes. And if all is over, they will became an answer.
It is more and more unbearable to watch the reactions of the Russians given the worsening situation in Ukraine. Before I was curious and open. But frankly we have gone around the question and I believe that we are now facing a wall of silence and sordid passivity. I find this situation unbearable, I can't stand it anymore when a Russian says he is neutral and apolitical. I'm mad!
Lof of people don’t understand that lot of Russian decide not to meddle with politics for now because they have a family to provide. I don’t know where you live but you can not compare people speaking their mind into a democracy (even though some are badly silenced) with people living in such place. I live in France and some people DARE to tell me that if they were in Russia, they will protest even though it means to spend 15 years in jail. What a group of liars (when some of those people stopped going to demonstration because french policemen and CRS were too violent). My friends and family in Russia always say « I have to provide for my family. ». And I feel what they mean.
I know, the more I watch these, and see more of what they are finding in Ukraine, it is harder for me to absolve those Russians who seem to support the war.
@@anabln7018 The Russians should express their disapproval with more originality and intelligence. Today I saw a Russian take a picture of himself in the street mimicking one of the dead civilians in Butcha. His hands were tied and he was lying on the ground. There are plenty of ways to bring out discontent and disapproval. Why there are no attempts to broadcast the Ukrainian national anthem on the streets of Russia. There are plenty of ways to do this without risking getting caught by the police. You just have to be smarter than the laws.
Maybe you should be mad at yourself and your government? This war coud have been avoided with diplomacy and it can be ended at any time with diplomacy. But democracy is not so good at diplomacy lately and it costs lives.
Can't we send the last guy to fight in the war? :) If he's so committed he should go and take the place of some other Russian soldier who doesn't want to be there. I'm sure there are a few.
OMG. No one ever would question if he’s a psychopath?! You are in deep sleep and a long way to go people of Russia…Outstanding job those who dare to speak up!!! ✊🏻🙏🏻
Most of the ones who consider him a psychopath don't dare to say it on camera. Russia is not like a Western democracy where you can freely criticise your country's leader without any consequences
In which developed country does it work a little? I am especially interested in countries without propaganda, but with rich advertising and consulting firms and university faculties of PR and GR. Feel free to brief us all on such freeful countries in our insanely developed world.
i think theyre saying a lot of things that they are saying about putin probably out of fear, although there are still some people who always supported him, and thats mostly the older generation
At this point with all the general answers being given these last couple of weeks on this channel, it's hard to trust the every day russian at this point. How can you know if they're standing behind their own words. Sure, some of them regurgitate the answers given to them because of their own safety, which is fully understandable. But I can't fathom why they say that they're "a-political" or whatever. Living in any society makes you, by default, political. No matter where in the spectrum you stand in. It's sad really, seeing Russian society degrade like this. They all live in a modern society with modern tools which provide them with the knowledge of the world at their fingertips. Yet they keep themselves tunnelvisioned. It's clear, wether Ukraine falls or not. Russia will be a paria of the world for decades. Not only for starting their "special operation", the hurt they caused to another sovereign people, but also the hurt they caused themselves.
all the people that i know are "apolitical" because they are scared to look at the truth. everyone is too focused on living in poverty. they say "if i will read bad news i can't work and if i can't work i won't be able to feed my family". it's sad but that's how our reality looks like. people can't think of politics when they are living in horrible conditions. i disagree with your phrase about modern society, in some regions we don't even have mobile conection( we'll die out soon
I think living in a society that has never been democratic is like living a life in very defined and limited conditions, your parents lived it that way, grandparents etc. No one has ever had a say. It's just like old time kingdoms or empires, you are a subject of a tsar/dictator. Your life serves the tsar's plan and the state. I guess people don't know they have a power and they don't grasp it. It's like living from generation to generation in a dark prison cell - you don't know that sun exists... even if it's not North Korea because Russians can leave, but I think they are in a mental prison, because controlled information/propaganda just do the same.
I am Russian and I am not ashamed of it. I am ashamed that those 80% of those who support a sick person are Russians. I refuse to believe that these are the same kind, hospitable people that have always surrounded me. I sincerely hope that most of them are just lying. It's a terrible feeling to be an enemy both for the whole world and in your own country.
Do you live in Russia or abroad? Because I have the image that Russians abroad think more critical about everything what is going on in Ukraine and Russia.
@@FancyJones I live in Russia. In Moscow. I don't know why propaganda doesn't work on me. (Probably, it would be even better that way. I would be much calmer... I'm not serious, of course.) I don't watch TV, but I read various press, including Russian. Sometimes I also doubt some of the facts that the Western press presents, but what the hell can justify wars, murders and erasing entire cities from the face of the Earth? Nothing! Never! We will not deal with internal affairs, we will go our own unknown Russian road! We will hang up posters everywhere with this damned letter, which frankly reminds me of something ... We will quarrel with the whole world because something has broken in the brains of one old man. But what is in the minds of my compatriots? A pile of compost? Or is it fear? Or are my people really that blind? Now I can barely contain my anger. Because there are more and more people who simply distance themselves from what is happening. This is scary. I don't know what my country will be like in 5 or 10 years. I know one thing, sooner or later the "throne" will be empty anyway... This gives some hope. I'm only 30 and I hope to see something good here. Sorry for the big text.
@@Dosya1234 Your country in 5-10 years will be fully independent from the West and will _not_ have to depend on every single thing and will also be very, but very prosperous. The West has such power that can turn people's mentalities downwards, they want to be known as “progressive,” but nothing is progressive about them. Believe me, I know about this, my country was invaded by one of those so-called NATO nations (a.k.a. the United States) when they could've avoid it, but instead, they killed people here just so they could proceed with their plan. Also, my country, unfortunately, uses the US dollar, so I'm praying my country will implement its own currency.
@@Dosya1234 I think it's way too easy to reduce it on the old man alone. There is no dictatorship without a people. I fear that even after Putin, the Russian people will not want to learn anything because it is simply too painful. And no one will force the Russian people to learn, as we Germans were forced to do after World War II. But I truly hope I'm wrong there.
@@itsgiag But why should thousands of civilians of another country be killed in order for my country to become independent and prosperous? Why does this "divorce" with the West have to be so painful? Why is the president of my country not fighting corruption, which hinders any positive development, but is building a palace for himself on the coast? Why not fight against total poverty? Why is he unleashing a senseless war, attacking first like a yard bully? Why does he forbid any dissent, forbid independent media, but propagate to his people, like a real nationalist, some kind of "historical Russian superiority", impose the eternal victim syndrome, interfere with the state ideology of the church, as a lever of control? Why, in 30 years, have we not revived, at least partially, our own production facilities that were in the USSR? Is the US to blame? I find it funny to hear about import substitution. On what machines are we going to produce goods? Maybe on the same stumps on which they "voted" for amendments to the constitution? I want to believe in the good, I want the country to be independent and strong, I want Russia to cooperate with other countries on mutually beneficial terms. But why at such a price? There is diplomacy. After all, there are intelligence agencies to make some deals that ordinary people will not know about until 100 years from now. If what is happening is the so-called "last chance" to get rid of the West, then it seems that Putin is not very successful as a politician.
Ask people from NATO countries about Iraq, Syria, Kosovo and 50+ other wars that America unleashed, then you will see who is a really emotionless egocentric sociopath.
@@AbdusSalam-ll1yp , There are warm hearted and cold hearted people in every country. My comment is about cold hearted individuals, not countries as a whole
Thank you that you show how Russians really think. I was also often in Russia and I can tell everyone, that it's exactly as it is shown in this interviews, if you like it or not. The only thing I can say and that might cause some hope, most Russians don't care or understand at all the long term economic consequences of the situation. As soon as enthusiasm about war gets down, they will think maybe a little bit different. Anyhow don't expect too much.
@Cameras, Clocks & Watches Do the people in north Korea rise up? I am from Germany and if there would not have been 2nd world War we still might cheer for Hitler. In the end it is all about propaganda and police state mechanisms. This is why Russian people have no empathy for Ukraine or even support the "special operation" and in future also don't question their poverty. But I am curious what the propaganda will invite to keep people happy when this time begins. Sadly yes, my wife is Russian, my best friend ukrainian... It is a nightmare to watch all this...
@@Наталья-б6ч8ш oh! We know but we prefer to stop Russia ones and for all… maybe you will wake up! Or do you think that I care about the economy when you rapping, killing and shelling Ukraine and Ukrainians? We are not beasts! We are going to get better but Russia will go down even more.
@@franca198 OMG. I almost cry cause you are ready to suffer to protect democracy and to wake Russians. Sarcasm. Did you done the same for Americans that were killing Iraqis, Syrians, Lybians, Afghanies?
As a Russian, I think I'm experiencing one of the worst episodes of my country's history
I just can't connect the horrors of the war that are happening right now with people saying they're apolitical and they don't care
edit: wow that's a LOT of replies
"As a Russian, I think I'm experiencing one of the worst episodes of my country's history"... hang on HIGZ because it is about to get a whole lot worse.
Поверьте, в России было время куда хуже. Сейчас мы все живём просто идеально, по сравнению с тем, что было раньше. Пожалуй, Путина стоит уважать хотя бы из-за того, что он не даёт в обиду нас, русских, иностранцам. Мы живём под мирным небом
смотреть очень тяжело видосы этого канала, только сильнее убеждаешься в статистике
It seems a lot of them, when saying they just don't care, are really saying: I'm scared shitless to speak what I really feel.
@@котик-ц8х мирное небо. Страна буквально прямо сейчас воюет, дурочка мб тебе в твою деревню только сегодня инет провели, ну вот как бы сюрприз для тебя уже 41 день война идёт
I loved the IT guy, who liked his rule to keep IT folks out the army.... then said he likes nothing else 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
And you'd think the military would want IT guys
@@dgronzega8073 in modern army probably yes....
@@dgronzega8073 LUL clearly you have no idea how useful hackers are
As one of IT folks i can say this new law is not working really)))
@@dgronzega8073 seems that military needs any guys because those 18 old kids are dying like flies
As a Russian I want to say this is depressing.
I don't know, how are we supposed to live here, in this society.
How are you guys such stuck up cowards?
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wELL, YOUR OWN WORDS TELLS WHY THE FORMER ussr COUNTIRES DO NOT WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA
how can you live there and not hate yourself? at least protest and go to jail. that's the minimum you can do.
@@rongike I can easy. And I can say what it is not north Korea, and it is not poor as well. If you have discord, I can say what is going on in Moscow .
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Парень:я нейтрален
Перевод:скорее нет
Ахуенчик 👍🏻
Обычная ошибка, просто нечаянно слова девушки повторили
а после этого видео пацанчика забрали в отдел...
@@massfuerte2230 ты это придумал или это факт?
@@isaiahnoymanov8648 я рофлю, если ты не понимаешь
@@Егормашуков-х8б Пока в России тоталитарное правление, поверь, оно будет актуально
I am from Russia. Over the last month I have severed ties with [former] friends and relatives who support Putin and his "operation". Can't even describe the feeling of disgust I have towards these people.
Operation? Call it what it is. War.....................People who think Ukraine should be apart of ,or bow down to Russia call it an operation.
We need to read more of this ⬆️ keep showing that there is more of you.
No, don't sever. Send them the truth. Keep drilling until they get sceptical. Tell them that there are many of western countries with independent journalists and only one Putin controlling his dictatorship.
не стоит разрывать близкие связи из-за политики! поверь, это очень-очень глупо. лучше помирись, а о политике можно поговорить, когда всё уляжется. наверняка у тебя будет шанс сказать заветное "а я же говорил!", и тогда они уже не отвертятся и всё поймут) удачи тебе!
Good for you.
Well, this video does support my belief that there is indeed a growing number of people that support Putin's actions, and there are definitely not enough that disagree with him.
Well russian troops are abusing kids and killing innocents that's evil in my book
They are either understandably too scared to condemn Putin & hence many don't answer or say they are apolitical!
Not enough??
Almost all of the answers given by younger people are blatant irony
@@YokoFuongAnh the more sanctions the west giving them the more they support putin
You are very brave doing interviews to common russians on the streets. Thanks for sharing!
this dude is about the only Rus YTer with any balls...the rest are just uploading videos about the sanctions and how's its affecting or not affecting their lives...mad respect for this freedom fighter
@@JC-vz9vn well a bunch jumped ship and left for Georgia/Armenia/the ‘stans. Not particularly ballsy, but I certainly can’t blame them.
why brave? common russian will hit you for wrong question or what?) you watching too much movies bro
@@ekaneev111 Ask and speak, that's brave in some places.
@@thompsonm1888 Ask and speak, that's brave in some places.
Some of these "apoliticial" people just scary to speak their point of view.
And I'm extremely terrified what our propoganda do with people nowadays
this remindes me to pastor Niemöller ( WW2)
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-
Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-
Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me.
This is one of my grade 11 history teacher’s favourite quotes. Really puts things inti perspective.
This is a very popular quote among the opposition here as well.
Thank you for putting Pastor Niemoller's quote here. Maybe it can wake someone out of their complacent daze.
Beautiful description of what's happening
Too bad it's a completely fake quote, invented by some Commie, which he never said. Btw, if we we were to apply that quote to today, "Socialists" would be *Fascists" and "Trade Unionists" would be "White Nationalists" and "Jews" would be "Whites" And nobody "came" for Trade Unionists in the Third Reich--and most of them joined the NSDAP anyway.
As a citizen of Moscow I can say that the answer of the question in this video will mostly depend on the region of Russia where you ask it and the age and the level of education of respondents.
My friends and I don't support either Putin or his actions in Ukraine. If to say the truth, I don't have any friends or relatives who support him. But I think it's because I live in Moscow. In other parts of the country the situation can be different.
If you go and ask this question at the place among young people or in the modern business centers, I think the answers will be mostly "No".
Plus, a lot of people here are afraid of speaking the truth, especially after the new law (you can literally go to prison for 10 years for spreading "fakes" about "special operation" in Ukraine. And "fake" in this case is almost everything that differ from official opinion of the government).
вы серьезно ошибаетесь в своих предположениях.. в москве как раз, наибольшая поддержка.. возможно потому что "поднятие с колен" самое эффективное как раз в москве. периферия так и лежит в канаве с грязью..
Че то "янг пипл" в этом видео не особо против путина
@@knhgv путин нацист
That would be funny to bring a case to the government, criminally charging them for breaking their own law.
Well same thing for every country. Urban people differ to rural people when it comes to opinions on govt.
From 00:01 to 00:10 is the universal definition of the insane uncle you hope never appears at a family dinner.
im russian and have a grandad like that, pretty sure he likes putin more than his family(
@@Mihaly... All families have crazy uncles and grandads who spout political nonsense. It is something that unites humankind!
@@Mihaly... Your grandfather must know somthing, ask him why and just listen.
Haha those uncles exist the world over. Best avoided 🤣
@@ksmith4712 nah i have listened to his drunken ramblings about how russia is better than most countries and trying to prove it with incorrect facts that he probably heard once 30 years ago or smth, everyone in the family knows and im also pretty sure he is actually not in the right mind
It is important to understand that many are simply afraid to express their negative opinion in public.
Even the guy at 1:30 read a well-known local meme, which is often used as sarcasm.
And yes, I would also be afraid to speak out against, forgive me.
You can't even imagine what severe censorship and intimidation we have now.
This. I don't think people realize how dangerous speaking out against Putin can be in front of a camera.
The 2nd guy summerizes it the best: I support him, because if you do not support him, you become public enemy.
@Cameras, Clocks & Watches apparently self preservation is bad now according to 1st worlders that have never experienced oppression in their lives
@Cameras, Clocks & Watches They are being persecuted, it's harsh to judge them from our position of privilege & freedoms that we take for granted.
Democracy (for all it's faults) is fragile & needs to be defended.
I suspect that these guys are the hidden majority, which is why everything could flip unexpectedly as it did at the end of the soviet era.
@Cameras, Clocks & Watches Absolutely.
Sadly the Russian people are repressed (arrested for holding up a blank banner in protest, or mentioning the war, all political opposition in jail or assassinated, free media banned) & under a constant barrage of state propaganda from all sides.
If they are a hidden majority they have no way of knowing it, which is why I'm guessing that if anything can change from inside it will happen suddenly when it reaches critical mass.
At present the fine for the 1st arrest for saying the wrong thing to the wrong person is a month's salary, the 2nd arrest means prison (for up to 10 years).
Ukraine fought for democracy 2 times so far (the orange & Maiden revolutions) since independence & now putin is punishing them.
I am Russian and I am against this "military special operation". I do not know English, so I translated my text through a translator.
At the beginning of the war, I very often saw people on Russian social networks who were also against the "operation", and I was glad that I was not alone in my thoughts. Probably, there were even more such people than supporters of the "operation"! However, every week the opponents of the "operation" are heard less and less.
There is a law in force in the country that prohibits "discrediting" the actions of the Russian army. Formally, it is allowed to express their position against the "operation", many famous Russians (actors, scientists, etc.) openly speak out against the "operation", and no one punishes them for this, but the wording "discrediting the army" is too vague for people to understand what can and cannot be said. Because of this, many of Putin's opponents prefer to simply remain silent. Every day I see news how another Russian was fined because of his statements against the "special operation". The fine is quite large by Russian standards (30000-60000 rubles), which is comparable to the average monthly salary in the country. Imagine that you have to pay your entire monthly salary because of some comment? And if you repeat the violation, you will already face criminal prosecution for up to 15 years.
However, it is worth noting that the number of such cases is negligible nationwide. For example, I live in a region with a population of several million people, and here, according to official information, only 18 fines have been issued since the beginning of the "operation". As for criminal cases, their number for the whole of Russia is only about a dozen. But the official media is so actively spreading this news that it instills fear in Russians. Personally, threats have already been written to me on social networks a couple of times and promised to send a complaint to the investigative committee, and now I am waiting for a knock on the door every day. For this reason, I deleted all my comments that related to the "special operation", and now I try to express my point of view as carefully as possible. I hope ordinary trolls wrote to me and my fear is unfounded.
All my family and friends are against Putin's policy. But unfortunately, I know a lot of people who support him. Moreover, many of Putin's opponents, with whom I am familiar, began to support him AFTER the "special operation". This is most upsetting. Putin's supporters believe that Western countries imposed sanctions not because Russia launched a "special operation", but simply because Western countries hate Russians and want to destroy Russia, as they already destroyed the USSR, and the situation in Ukraine is not the reason for sanctions, but their reason. They feel that sanctions have been imposed against them personally, and not just against Putin. Consequently, they feel in the same boat with Putin.
However, the truth is that Western countries are also suffering from sanctions. We are all in the same boat now, which Putin is rocking. No one needs these sanctions, and if Western countries really wanted to destroy Russia, they could easily do it after the collapse of the USSR, when Russia was maximally weakened. But Western countries did not do this. On the contrary, they did not even recognize the independence of Chechnya, which wanted to separate from Russia.
However, all these simple and obvious arguments are completely ignored by the victims of propaganda. Television has pumped them up so much with hatred for Ukraine and the West that they think with emotions, not arguments. "Nazis, Nazis, Nazis" - they repeat these words like zombies. It is absolutely pointless to convince them.
Now I only hope that the "special operation" will fail, and then it will greatly undermine Putin's authority. Perhaps, after this failure, he will even be overthrown. In any case, new people who are not sick of "Soviet thinking" should come to power, and then we will have a chance to build a new Russia and become a worthy member of the civilized world.
How will he overthrown if majority of people in russia support him?
it's not easy
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@@eedienuh518 So you support the atrocities discovered in Bucha? It brings shame to all Russians.
Я за спецоперацию 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🔥🔥🔥
Hmmm. So many people "neutral," "apolitical," or "don't care." It's sad that they can claim to be detached of the atrocities being committed. Much respect to those who say they don't support his dictatorial, medieval policies.
I'm certain some of them said so because they feel it's too dangerous to do otherwise.
@J.Gwenhwyfar Fred Well, They don’t have freedom of speech there so many people are probably afraid to speak their mind.
They are afraid of telling what they really believe in. I think the vast majority of those who declare themselves to be neutral or apolitical are in fact against Putin.
@@selinb8845 definitely agree, but I don’t think it’s safe to assume that it’s always a cover for disagreeing. If you have no influence and highly limited freedom of speech for decades on end, I think it’s very easy to just completely give up on the system.
@J.Gwenhwyfar Fred Well, go teach your grandma politics.
I am a Filipino and i have no business here,but for what i can say;
Mother Russia,i hope all your problems end and society understands your actions of this world
Good to see you back 1420. I was worried you'd been disappeared. You're doing the only thing you can really. Even if it's only making people consider the question.
dont watch too much western media lies
haha..cant u see they can freely say what they want..dont watch too much western media lies
"Good to see you back", he posts a lot. Taking a few days off not uploading shouldn't raise concerns in anyone. It should be encouraged to enjoy some free time too.
It's interesting... I myself am from post USSR country and part russian, my whole life I was fed this idealised picture Of Russia and Putin from the TV, my parents and friends. At some point I truly believed them, but the moment this war started, being outside of RF, I was shown a completely different side of Putin and russian mentality. Since I grew up with this culture I realised that Russians in most of their history were NEVER independent. They always had a dictatorship of sorts. They don't have this side of culture that makes them act and respond quickly facing oppression from their own government. What they did historically best is silently suffer, survive and be passive. If all of you expect some kind of grandiose manifest or uprising - it will never happen.
This is the most insightful comment posted on this video.
your comment confirms the influence of the media on the opinions of people in different countries
apparently, you did not study the history of Russia well, since you forgot Pugachev, Razin, Bulavin, the uprisings of the Streltsy and Decembrists, bloody Sunday, the February revolution, and much more
@@ТатьянаФатеева-г2у All of these resulted in a dictatorship being eventually installed, though. Lenin personally picked out Stalin as his successor, Yeltsin personally picked out Putin. A lot of the uprisings in Russian history were also backed by foreign forces and/or started by elites in the first place. The world definitely needs to study these parts, though, and figure out the exact processes leading to success. Maybe only then we can have a more or less stable democracy.
@@ТатьянаФатеева-г2у Wow, all those Cossacks are somehow testimony to Russian inner independence?
Now you see how precious freedom of speech is. Never take it for granted.
So if someone support Putin it is not freedom of speech When someone hates Putin it is freedom of speech?
@@Авчемсилабрат If you remove your trollfilter you might see things like that your Nazi special military operation . Is forbidden to be called war for a starter. After all your killing of civilians soon the word genocide is forbidden to.
A country which does not have freedom of the press, has nothing.
Freedom of expression is a greater freedom than just speech.
@@nicklasmelander8467 man it is called a special operation not for nothing if it called a war Russia would use all they have to crash Ukraine like NATO crashed Yuogoslavia but it is an limited operation. And by the way didnt you happen to hear how called Ukraine their murdering of children in Donbass for 8 years? They called it antiterror operation and I bet you dont even know that all these 8 years the people of Donbass plead Russia to protect them from those nazi beasts from Ukraine killing children and raping their weman and Russia couldnt do enything coz of western sanctions. And I bet you dont know how happy the people if Donbass when after so many years they came back home and see their families on the territories that were under the control of the Ukrainian nazi.
most of the people who answered "yes" were afraid that they would be filmed and handed over to the police, for which they would be sent to prison ..
Source?
Omg... I'm from Russia and I'm ashamed of them. It hurts so much watching this video
@@NottinghamForest24 Я - пример человека с совестью. А о чём вы пишете, я не знаю
@@NottinghamForest24 Вы меня обвинили в чём-то выдуманном пропагандой. 5 колонна - это когда ты хоть в чём-то не согласен с властью? Ммм, понятно
А какие у них альтернативы? Милов?
@@NottinghamForest24 Ой, вы бот что ли? Заученные фразы слышу. Удивительно, как по паре комментариев вы решили, что я переживаю из-за каких-то товаров) Спасибо, немного подняли настроение
The dialoge between Daria and "Rus" is a powerful proof for what ist going on in Russia. "Rus", you are a poor guy. You mean a patriot has to support the leader of the country, even when he is destroying it. Your words could be of my grandmother, who raised up in the 3. Reich.
Reminds me of a filipino guy I worked with years ago. There were guys outside the voting area with sub-machine guns. He laughed and said they were there to ensure you voted the "right" way. This Putin guy is sort of like old President Ferdinand Marcos.
I'm a Filipino, I didn't grow up during our greatest PFEM regime and we were fed up with lies throughout history making Pres. Marcos the villain, now his son BongBong Marcos will be runnning for President and he is well loved and a frontrunner in surveys with 60%, that's just shows only those well informed and not brainwashed people understand what a true leader is, I am not surprised as to why some Filipinos love Vladimir Putin as they have some sort of similarities with Pres. Marcos the fact that U.S are involved in both countries as to why these leaders acted such thing, during Pres. Marcos, he had to declare martial law bcoz the opposition (Aquino with direct influence from U.S) had plans of taking down Pres. Marcos from regime, the same with Pres. Putin, these NATO countries a U.S lead alliance is made to take down Russia that's why Putin acted immediately by not letting NATO to their doorsteps, like in the Philippines, Filipinos thought that Marcos is truly the villain that time 1986 revolution, not until 35 years before the Filipinos realize who is the real enemy, to this Russians, they will not realize it now maybe not until 30-40 years from now.. That's why I can't blame some Filipinos supports Russia and Putin as he was seen as a strong, smart and great leader sometimes admired by some Filipinos because he is seen somewhat like former President Ferdinand Marcos
Women seem to be braver than the men!!
Men have higher chances to get drafted. Maybe that is why?
In my experience, women seem able to cut through the BS quite well
Women seem to be more brainwash then men*
@@RickClifton Feminist bootlicker
@@vicanjel Maybe because women are, for the most part, naturally liberal. Like Eve listened to the Serpent, so Russian women are listening to the We$t.
Dictatorship is a crime against humanity!
Maybe a better question would be: 'How much are you looking forward to living like North Koreans?'
yeah sure, any day now those sanctions are going to kick in!!!
It’s so cool of you europeans and americans to make fun about poor people of North Korea who are suffering and wishing more people to suffer instead of feel sorry about them,it’s shows who most of you you really are - ruthless,egoistic,delusional cowards. We are not North Koreans,we can fight back, and you will feel it
The difference between North Korea and Russia, is that Russia can feed half the world.
@@Ohnonono123 don’t worry, you’ll have lots of time to read up about economics soon.
Russian people (Saying as a Russian myself) don't even understand, that Putin did even less, than any other president in any smaller European city. He did sign papers brought to him by other politicians. He may have been iniciator for some programs and improving relationships with other countries, but literally every president does it. And if it wasn't Putin, we would have probably had amazing relationships with MORE countries, than just Belarus and I dunno, China and India. His achievements are so overrated it is incredible. A lot of actualy useful laws, that he actually decided not to sign. People just keep repeating phrases like "He raised our country from it's knees" and "It was worse in 90s" and "We are undevelopped country? We are not in Africa!".
They simply do not understand, that for 30 years of progress there was not enough progress. Sure, Russia right now is better, than it was in 1990s. But it does not mean, that the government did a good job. Compare it to the other countries, who were in the same or even worse conditions after the fall of USSR. Look at Serbia, that is now more European, than Russia, especially in the eyes of the younger generation. Belarus, that Russians resonate so well with, have been fighting for their freedom for over 30 years and are so freedom oriented it is incredible.
The reality is that Russia could be an economical superpower if it wasn't for Putin and the kleptocrats... Unfortunately they don't have any democratic gene at all...
I hope the sanctions last forever and Russia goes back to the 90s. What a sick nation!! 😷
@@TheAlchaemist In reality, Russia could have been in European Enion by 2010, if 2014 never happened, it would have definitely been a part of the EU by then. Or at least had been part of NATO and either had Visa-free regime with Europe and North America, or had a stay up to like 30-90 days without needing a Visa. That's one of the reasons people even don't want to live in Russia. Poverty, government and complete disconnection from other parts of the world. And the fact, that people can't travel only makes Russian people even more delluded about actual reality of outside world, they start imagining enemies, where there aren't any. If people traveled to more places than Egypt and Turkey, they would have never even had a thought about Russians being targetted around the world.
In reality, every direction would have been at least as good as in any other European country, at least Eastern. Since the specialists wouldn't run away the very second they graduate. Because they wouldn't need to, they can work in Russia, they can travel around the world, in that alternative timeline they even have a decent government. If people left - they would have probably come back later.
It was worse in the 90s because the soviet Union had just collapsed. Of course it takes ages for the economy to improve, especially after letting in global corporations. People don't think. That being said, these sanctions will send Russia back to the 90s economically.
Друг, ты мне скажи, для тебя показатель жизни - либеральные взгляды, борьба с властью и европа как пик цивилизации? посмотри на уровень жизни в той же любимой США в которой так круто и экономика ее намного выше нашей, но уровень безработицы там ничуть не меньше, а уровень преступности среди этих самых бедных огромен как никогда, я не отрицаю то что у нас коррупция и мы могли бы жить намного лучше если бы не 2000 дегенератов, воров и жуликов при власти, но ты буквально отрицаешь то что убитая страна, отданная какому-то КГБшнику в руки сейчас держится ничем не хуже ваших любимых западных стран
I hope the last guy get sent to the frontline. He has been waiting for 8 years, give it to him.
8 лет Украина бомбила Донбасс, так что возможно этот мужчина из за этого так и ждет. Думаю, что многие американцы хотят уничтожить Россию. Так пусть идут, чего они ждут? С таким же успехом можно сказать и так.
The chaos of the 90s really triggers something slightly irrational in Russians...
Unfortunately, what I saw in most of the answers was stupidity or cowardice. It hurts me for my country. I'm afraid it's all going to end badly.
It's a huge shame for many Russian people, to watch your country be dragged through the mud because of some tyrant. This will affect Putin for as long as he is alive but will affect the country for generations to come... A sad ordeal indeed.
yes,i fear so. especially for russia and its allies
Yes, and unfortunately without a strong opposition leader to lead the people against Putin, they are unable to rise up together. Which is precisely why Putin made sure to squash any attempts at opposition. And any will the people may have had has been neutralized by years of well constructed, oppressive KGB measures.
The only way I see an uprising by the people is through a powerful opposition leader or an event so outrageous in scale against the Russian people by Putin, that anger and hatred overpowers their fear.
@@ViaMirage constantly ask myself why Navalny consciously went to prison, I don't understand it
@@tanitatikaram2101 When it comes to Navalny, it's "damned if you will, damned if you won't". If he stayed abroad, all he'd be doing now is giving interviews to CNN like his colleagues are. He would just be another person who escaped Putin's Russia.
On the other hand, as Putin's prisoner he is a symbol of Putin's tyrranical government to the rest of world.
Either way, he would not be very effective. But yes, personally for him, chosing prison was a lot to give up for very little / almost nothing in return.
Thank you so, so much for making this videos. You give a window for us outside of Russia a window. I just hope this nightmare will end soon.
Im heartbroken over humanity :(
I really hope that this month Zelensky will piss off all Western partners with his reproaches and they will force him to sign a truce, although this is "political death" for him.
Putin is a great leader
@@eliasziad7864 any askers?
Everything is fine with humanity. All mankind supports Russia in its struggle against NATO. Of course, the medieval obsession of the NATO leadership for territorial expansion is a little scary, but I think we have enough strength to resist it. Everything will be fine. We all also hope that Putin will finally decide to stop supplying raw materials to the member states of the aggressive bloc. I think that the deterioration of economic indicators will force the population of these countries to think about changing their rotten regimes and restoring democracy.
@@Jotnar837 I am from planet Earth, I have April 6, 2022. And you, perhaps, are from one of those countries that make up the NATO gang, and now they are hindering the development of mankind, trying to return us to the Middle Ages with the help of wars and lies? Stop supporting your government immediately and look for truthful sources of information. Fortunately, you are not tied to the TV, and the Internet can give you the opportunity to find the truth if you so desire.
Thank you so much for your videos. Even though they are mostly depressive they are extremely important
@@ekaneev111 your mom was after having you
@@ekaneev111 Just like your mom, Igor. Go help her clean her house! 🧽🪣
@@ekaneev111 nah, pootin support is depressive.
@@ekaneev111 your existance is depressive and disgusting!
@@PUARockstar if u support zelensky, you support the massacre of thousands of palestinians
This "apolitical" answer is embarrassing.
@ummerrahh these are adults, not children. They should have a standard understanding of what direction their government is trying to take their country in.
I didn't take a side, I saw people saying they're apolitical and said that's embarrassing. That is an opinion.
Also, you labeling and grouping people into categories without asking questions first, is you literally doing zero research.
For those who ever wondered "what would I have done if I lived in Germany/Russia upon the raising of nazism/stalinism?", well... you Russians have the chance to explore your inner thoughts about it in real time.
Exactly, although this time they have all the information at their finger tips .. use a vpn .. see what the news is saying outside of Russia ffs !! Ever wonder why all these western companies are all leaving .. and now there seems to be less stuff in the shops .. or why your economy is noise diving off a cliff ?
yes, I saw a meme, that said, if you ever wondered how 1/3 of Germans could kill another 1/3 of Germans while 1/3 watched, now you know. It makes sense. That is why journalism is so very critical, and is being so attacked around the world.
@Cameras, Clocks & Watches swastiga was banned. Does it mean we gonna remove it from alhpabet lol ? It's not gonna be abcd...z anymore, it's gonna be abcd...y
@@sk-sm9sh Let's say that If I see a swastica in a buddist temple I don't think anything bad, but If I see someone wearing a t-shirt with a swastika or driving a big tank with a swastika on it my internal alarm starts screaming.
@@sk-sm9sh It's about contextualisation. Zorro isn't a supporter of the atrocities in Ukraine, same goes for a Buddhist temple with some swastika.
Well that was depressing. Whatever resentment I may have felt has turned to pity. So many have given up their agency, their freedom to choose their own path. They seem unaware of what they have lost.
My pity for ordinary Russians has turned into pure hatred for those who support the war criminal Putin. I also feel the same hatred against those who state that they are apolitical or neutral. The actions of the Russian men terrorizing, killing, and raping Ukrainians should put shame and rage into the hearts of all Russians. Those who are not against the pig Putin are being willfully ignorant, an inexcusable CHOICE.
I agree. There is no honour there. Grown men living like that... it's just sad.
What have they lost?
Yes because here in America we all had the freedom to stop the Iraq War /sarc
Youre not russian so you wouldnt understand.
What is more dangerous? Supporting or not caring about the situation? Young Russians seem to be smart but don‘t care enough of their politics.
Actually most of “neutral” answers for real mean “no. But I don’t trust you, random cameraman”.
Actually some of quick and sarcastic “yes” were the same
Perhaps they'll start to care when they can't buy parts for their computers, or can't get the music they want, or find that they'll never be able to afford a car...Or maybe when Putin drafts them and they finally figure out that he lied about not sending the new draftees to Ukraine....Or maybe when they wonder what happened to their friends who didn't come back from Ukraine, or the next place Putin decides to invade....Or when Putin outlaws VPN and they are cut off from access to all outside news and culture.....
@Cameras, Clocks & Watches
And is also the best way to live in happiness from things you cannot control.
Get real. Too much shit stains calling for Russians to "bro, just go do a revolution, pretty easy."
@@sungunner6244 I think that's wishful thinking. The unfortunate truth is that a great many Russians are apolitical for the same reason most Chinese people are apolitical. Democracy is broken to such an extent in Russia that politics seems something far removed from many Russians. I'm fairly neutral about the weather because its completely beyond my control, I prefer sunny days but I just accept it when it rains and get on with my life
@@markj6854 oh, of course you are right. We were taught for long years that nothing can be changed, for example, that our votes mean literally nothing - corrupted president will just elect himself again. It was long process, you know, like that old tale about frog in boiling water. Some kind of learned helplessness, I guess. And it wasn’t just Putin- people of Russia had really short period of proper freedom of dictators or surviving, maybe for like just 5 years or so…and really had no time to get used to it.
There’s some real ugly proverb here, may be translated like “never had nice life, so shouldn’t start”. And that’s really is current mental state of majority. They make dark jokes about 90x and prepair themselves to problems and hunger - but don’t really have idea it can be changed.
I had my own apolitical stage when was younger too. Well, maybe was just too full with my own life… awakening few years ago was really tough experience.
of course some of them could be like that. Earlier.
My words higher were based mostly on idea, that nowadays nobody can say he’s apolitical seriously. Just not now. So I really pretty sure for most of them it was lie.
i was living my whole life in quite small russian industrial town. i'm 23 now and i had no different president but putin. and i can surely say that this video is not really representative, there are still a lot of wonderful, smart and not brainwashed people, even in a non-moscow regions. i'm not sure if they are the majority but the fact is that they exist and there're lot of them
the reason that some of russians support putin and his suicidal policy is not obvious and little deeper than it seems. its some kind of legacy of stalinism and soviet slavery, the consequences of it is a negative selection - when the worst rules and the best leave or get killed/imprisoned, literally how it is. i personally faced with that sovietputin-cancer shit my whole life in absolutely different aspects of life
actually sometimes i thought i have to leave russia but i never thought it would happen in my early 20's and now we here :)
today, i really dont know if i ever could return to my homeland and have future in this country (that i really loved), thank to fascist putin and his scumbag clique
fcking ashamed, an undeserved dishonor for a whole life
Quas, I really hope that more and more Russians open their eyes and fight for democracy!
All the best from Portugal!
You’re a very intelligent 23 year old from Russia. Thank you for sharing your opinion with us!
Not sure it matters but I’m American and I hold no hate towards your country just the leader of your country.
@@michaelmartin1170 thank you, it means a lot for me
@@pogrom00 I totally agree with Michael & I am from England, living in France.
We look forwards to when we can live in partnership, accepting some diversity whilst sharing common goals.
Wishing you & your dearest the very best.
It’s fascinating to read Russian perspective. As an American, I can’t imagine what it’s like to live in a country where protest was illegal and can land you in jail. Or where journalists aren’t allowed to tell the truth because they’re threatened with jail and death. Russians aren’t allowed to see reality so it seems like many Russians live in a fabricated reality. If you can get out of Russia you are going to be amazed by the freedoms and information you’ll be exposed to!! Get out while you can ❤️
The world is watching you and we will not forget what you are doing to your neighbor, even if you decide to stay asleep.
The world easily forgot about the US wars, the Armenian-Azerbaijan war, the Balkan wars, the Uyghur concentration camps, Saudi Arabia bombings on Yemen, Israel bombings on Palestine, the Ethiopian civil war, and many others.
@@vicanjel whatever strawman argument you want to make this is the biggest outrage and threat to world stability in a long time.
@Черный Граф Россия несет ответственность за убийство людей в собственных домах. Вы говорите глупости, потому что отказываетесь просыпаться от своего сна.
@@vicanjel Man brother sad but truth
@@jeffsmall7526 You can take my word on it, no matter whatever fallacy-fallacy you want to make. If this conflict ends now or in the coming months without involving any other county, the world will forget about it. (Not the media though).
Please ask my fellow Russians what they think of the mass graves filled with executed civilians found recently in Bucha. I’d like to know if they think it’s “fake” or “staged”?
99% will say it's staged
Probably not something that would be on the state controlled media
why would they believe otherwise? what should convince them?
I am on Ukraine's side 100% I have friends and family there and from there, but what you guys don't get is some of these people are scared to answer the question. I have friends who have been thrown in jail for less. Russia is still very soviet, there are ears everywhere. So just remember that when watching this. Cheers to the people who spoke their minds, very brave.
Ukraine has nazis that control the country. Interesting support. 👍😐
If the Ukrainians are brave enough to stand and fight for their freedom, and some Russians have the courage to speak out, then there is really no excuse for the disgustingly cowardly and nationalistic behaviour of the Russian majority. Shame on them.
well i don’t think this is the reason 86% of russians actually support putin alot of reasons why they support him .btw i am half palestinian. and i do support putin in some ways . I really don’t support zelensky AT ALL. do you even know that he called us palestinians terrorists?
Edit : i forgot to mention since she thinks that russia is still very soviet.. ( 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩, 𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙖 𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙖 but apparently soviet has became a trending word nowadays anyways ) .. have ears everywhere and people easily go to jail etc.
People in Novorossiya are afraid that their addresses will be save in database and send to the Ukrainian Nazis . In Novorossiya, Ukraine is engaged in terrorism now + they promise genocide in case of future victory. How else should peaceful defenseless residents respond to the collection of information by a pro-Western organization except in a super-neutral and evasive way?? The fear of passing information to the Nazis can also distort the answers of Ukrainians themselves.Absolutely different answers would be if people (and from Ukraine and from Novorossia) were asked on the street - where they are relatively anonymous and without video/photo their face. Overly Jesuitical questions deliberately
confusing ordinary people. Why are they
obliged to oppose politics to economics??
Russia has a healthy developing economy,
oppositional media are functioning - pro-
Western western Ukraine has a completely
corrupt collapsing economy and a ban on
oppositional/critical media. Thus, the answer
about the primacy of the economy for residents of Novorossiya may be a polite euphemism for Russia's choice. People could have answered in the same way in Crimea in 2014. In the same way, residents of Alaska or residents of Haiti can answer.
It can be seen that few didn't want to answer too directly. Still more of them answered with a lot confidence and total strong fascism.
Thanks for your comment. It is important to understand-
year 1940, Berlin: Do you support Hitler?- "i'm neutral"
I wonder what people would say if you asked them: “What is more important free speech and human rights or being ruled over by a single strong leader with unlimited power?”
The thing is they reap Zero benefits from him power. They only make the Oligarchs Super Rich! It is same trick super rich have been doing to workers for thousands of years😞
English dubbed here it seems... th-cam.com/video/5F45i0v_u6s/w-d-xo.html
Too many that mistake a malignant narcissistic bully for a "strong leader".
@JP Free speech is not being punished by the government for what you say. It has nothing to do with self-censorship of BS by a private platform.
@JP start your own platform then. Or go comment on Trump's new platform
"I had no knowledge of such things."
"I was only following orders."
"My superiors were responsible for that."
"The news says that we are helping the civilians"
"We are fighting the nazis & stopping the genocide"
"They were about to attack us"
"It's all a western plot to destroy our president, our country, & our culture"
They are essentially brainwashed beyond hope.
Classic Milgram
@@todor3536 i agree.
Thank you!!!! As a Jewish woman, I know the full meaning of those words..
@@daniiladushev250 It's sad because when people's behavior is reduced to self-preservation, they are nothing more but animals.
I have covered my russian friends' backs when the hatred from foreigners was hitting them hard in the beginning of the war since I believed this is Putin's war not Russia's. However, remain neutral is no longer acceptable for Russians. After witness Bucha genocide, I cannot withstand this 'not my problem' attitude and have no word or empathy for those supporters. As a Korean, we fought for our freedom back in 1980 against the military government and impeached our president in 2017. Freedom is not free indeed and Ukrainians are paying with their lives for your silence even at this very moment. Hope you people can show the world to bring that maniac to justice.
If you say that this is Putin's war (as many politicians do), then you are lying to yourself. This is not Putin's war alone, just as the Second World War was not Hitler's war, but the war of the majority of Germans.
Gamsahamnida!!!
Amen!!!!!!
Oh! I was sure Putin is a paranoid schizophrenic!!
Try to impeach Putin... Too easy to jusge from your home.
Last man gave the best answer.
Russia with Jelcin was a banana state.
“Raised the country from it’s knees!”
I wouldn’t get too comfortable standing up son.
if anything, so, just so you know, these are the lines from the song
...and brought it back down in a few weeks twenty years later.
he was being sarcastic lol
@@НастяБатурина-п5щ Don't say that before You were on your knees, cause we might need to ask what were you doing there in the first place
@@НастяБатурина-п5щ what is the song? Genuinely interested.
Guy asks: "You wanna be a raw material base for America?"
Answer: I hope you have nothing against being a raw material base for China.
Yes, since China has already bought and reengineered all their military equipment.
well, what's the difference?
@@neffritalina just proves your ignorance. You are Russian, aren’t you?
@@neffritalina you're asking the differenced between a democratic country like USA & a totalitarian government like China? Seems sort of self explanatory... btw NATO is MUCH more than just USA. Thats jut russian propaganda talking, the french, germans, and polish are who is mainly in charge in EU.
Quite. And China won't pay market rates for their raw materials and neither will India. That is Russia's future.
We shouldn't forget in our discussion that these surveys are not based on representative samples. These are for sure extremely interesting and much appreciated by many of us, but really we cannot derive overly useful generalisations from statements gathered from randomly selected people on the streets, most probably even in the same place with its particular inhabitants.
Stay safe Daniil, keep it up and good luck with all that.
No surveys are ever representative. If they are done by phone..people 70 - death; walking on the street..ignores handicapped, done by Whatsapp..nobody would respond..there is a bias in all random samplings
You are right. In reality the percentage of people supporting Putin is even higher.
Shut up we get it dude
Agreed that it is technically entertainment. And it is also assuring to see humans who are uncomfortable with the leader, and are tragically supporting their government through their Labor and Taxes.
I would like to think that most Russians don't support but many Russians here in America do and they have full access to media...it sickens me and unfortunately points at an uncomfortable truth...
90% of these people are scared to give a honest answer! It’s so sad when you live under fear.
Никто не живёт в страхе. Откуда такая информация? 🤣
this time there will be no : "we did not know the truth", like it was with germany after WWII.
do you realizes that this applies to war criminals and not ordinary citizens?
@@nameq Ordinary citizens are not detached from their leaders.
There can' t be any war criminals if they don't find support in their own population.
It is why we germans carry the shame and the guilt.
There is no such thing as being "apolitical" . Being apolitical is a highly political option.
The more apolitical you are the more you are to blame for what your leaders do.
@@kathrinscharrer3923 "we did not know the truth" is a criticism applied to war criminals, ordinary citizens weren't even close to being put on trial for crimes of nazi germany
@@nameq You're sure of that?. When your neighboors disappear? And you just accept that as normal.
If you start thinking of certain people ( jews, ukranians that want EU, Muslims in Bosnia) as not as human as yourself, more as animals, pest, then that is what enables the war criminals.
We germans know it. I have not killed anyone, but I have been raised to think about this every day.
If your too scared to say No because your afraid you will get in trouble then that pretty much proves the person isn’t charge at the top isn’t a good person at all …good on the ones speaking up and saying the truth
yeah they're doing it wrong, they should look at the american professionalism for that
@@gizel4376 🤣
This video and several others remind me of Germans interviewed after WWII. They weren't Nazis and they knew nothing of the death camps.
One day when this war is over and reality sets in, the Russian people will have to face the whole truth.
Mb you want to face this truth or you are gonna hide your head in sand th-cam.com/video/rLZ2ZzoD-W0/w-d-xo.html
Don't say about WWII among russians. We all have dead grandgrandparents in this war, and we still remember. It's so disrespectful.
@@Eroshenkova the WWII was a war started by Germany WITH TOTAL SUPPORT FROM RUSSIA! Not only Russia signed the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact, but also gave materials, equipment, and training to Hitler in the decade before the war. Russia is a fake hero of the WWII!!!
I hope NATO enters this war ASAP and destroy the Russian army until all Donbass and Crimea is taken back.
@@Eroshenkova Being a World History teacher, I know how the Russian people suffered during the Great Patriotic War. 25 million Russians died. I too had relatives die in WW II. I also know how my government lied to me about the Viet Nam War but the truth was eventually told.
Boy! You have so much balls! Are you not afraid!? You are a real peace soldier. I watched everything! Go ahead, but stay safe!!! Greetings from German!
Have watched your videos for over a month, great stuff, we thank you for the perspective @1420!! My idea for next video: What are the locals beliefs on state run TV?
"Truly evil people dont just hurt others. They take pride in the pain they cause and then try to blame their victims" this quote is so relevant right now considering what happened in Bucha and is currently still ongoing in other parts of Ukraine. You russians wont have the chance to say you didnt know you will have to say you didnt stop it. Just like we germans once didnt stop it
I'm not going to report for the atrocities in Bucha, as this is a fake, Russian troops left Bucha on March 30-31, this was stated by the Ministry of Defense and the mayor of Bucha himself, and only after the Ukrainian troops entered the territory of Bucha
100% vermutlich sind wir die einzigen, die das wirklich kapieren. Die meisten sind einfach so naiv, unglaublich.
Oma hat sich bis zu ihrem Tod in Grund und Boden geschämt obwohl sie Jg. 32 und einfach noch ein Kind war. Einfach, weil sie wusste was passierte, alle wussten es.
Bucha was staged, and plus, what about Ukrainian war crimes in Mariupol?
@@eliasziad7864 putinbot detected
@@ehmha3641 Ich habe mich lange Zeit gefragt, warum uns diese Verbrechen, die von unseren Großeltern mitgetragen wurden so oft ins Gedächtnis gebrannt wurden, warum habe ich mich gefragt. Soll ich mich schuldig fühlen, ich habe doch nichts getan. Jetzt weiß ich es, weil es wieder passieren wird und nur die Erinnerung, nur das Wissen wie diese Grauen zu stande kommen kann diese Grauen verhindern. Wir Deutschen mussten uns diesen Grauen stellen, wir durften und dürfen uns nicht einfach davor verstecken und uns in Gleichgültigkeit und Ahnungslosigkeit eindecken. Wir müssen genau weil wir wissen weil wir es am eigenen Leibe erfahren haben dagegen aufstehen und uns bewusst machen was Hass und Verblendung anrichten können. Das und nicht weniger sind wir schuldig. Und dafür bin ich heute ehrlich gesagt sehr dankbar. Ich bin froh zu wissen, dass wir uns unserer Verpflichtung aus unserer Verantwortung zu großen Teilen bewusst sind. Natürlich haben auch wir verblendete und hassvolle Gestalten, doch wir können sie herausfiltern eben durch unser Wissen und dafür sorgen, dass diese Kräfte nicht an die Macht kommen. Die aktuelle Zeit öffnet mir wirklich auf dramatische Weise die Augen und zeigt Frieden und Versöhnung gibt es nicht durch gleichgültiges Verhalten. Die gesamte Versöhnungspolitik vorallem der 70er Jahre und vorallem durch Willy Brandt, sind ein enormer Meilenstein unserer Nachkriegsgeschichte und ein Garant für das Vertrauen in uns durch unsere Partner unabhängig jeglicher Wirtschaftskonflikte/Interessen (siehe mögliches Gas-/Ölembargo) Die Russen werden den gleichen Weg gehen müssen und ich kann nur hoffen, dass dieser Weg so bald wie möglich eingeleitet werden kann, aber ich will nicht naiv sein, denn noch sitzt das Putinregime felsenfest im Sattel. Man kann nur hoffen und ich hoffe inständig, dass die vernünftigen Kräfte in Russland, die es ohne Zweifel auch gibt dies alsbald beenden
As a Russian living in Germany I can't understand how they are so blind. Especially the young ones. They should know how to get information...
You should start doing it yourself. To start Anne Bonnel - Donbass 2016 eng sub. Patrick Lancaster channel on TH-cam (what about people say in east part of Ukraine )
@@victoriadanco5528 Patrick Lancaster great source hahahah
@@davidtrezeguet1467 What better sources do you have? Let me guess cnn and bbc, very reliable 🤦♀️. Well, you won’t believe the stories of my mother’s friend’s relatives, and there are almost no other English-speaking journalists there. So be ignorant.
@@victoriadanco5528?
@@davidtrezeguet1467 What the hell does she mean?
I very much respect your work. Showing different opinions and answers like an independent journalist should. Keep up the good work and please stay save.
Holy shit, there are a lot of monsters walking around Moscow. I really don't think I could stand living among people like that.
What you think for others, you are. If you see monster in others, its because you yourself is a monster.
@@krokodilkroki3744 bullshit. I have right to say that somone who supports war crimes, shooting civilians, bombing schools and hospitals, killing children, raping women - is indeed a fucking monster and scum of a worst kind.
@@krokodilkroki3744 This is literally "I know you are but what am I?" except in terrible English.
@@Cayles764 Yeah, yeah. dont redirect. Why you have hate in yourself? Why you have fear? Why you judgemental?
They are not monsters - they are terrified of being on the rough end of Putins henchmen.
The number of interviewees that dodge the question or say they are "apolitical" is the most telling thing about this... sad when a person is too intimidated to speak their mind.
We have to face the hard truth. Most russians support him.
@@jeskg720 I didn't know that a couple dozen Russians are the whole of Russia.
most of them support putin 0 pitty for them. Wish sanction could banish them back to the stone age.
@@jeskg720 нет
the real fact is no one is doing anything against him. Or atleast not enugh people. They cant openly protest but they can secretly put up anti putin propaganda, make molotovs and burn pro putin elements and buildings and infastructure that supports putins regime. You can simply print a bunch of papers with text on it and "accidentaly" drop it on the streets when your walking around in secret. Some ppl will pick this up and read it.
THere are so many ways to fight a dictaturship without puting yourself in the public light.
Почему поддерживающих вдруг стало так много? Если такой же вопрос задали бы до 24 февраля, то уверенна результаты были бы другими.
И вообще, как можно отвечат:" да, я поддерживаю", когда даже не в Украине, а внутри страны творится полный бардак, который сплошь и рядом. Загадка какая- то.
И нафиг ты это написал(а)?
А почему бы и нет?
Ну, объективно говоря, внешняя политика у Путина хорошая, если не лучшая в мире. Да, если бы он не просрал внутреннюю политику, импортозамещение и развитие собственного производства, было бы вообще шикарно, можно было бы спокойно забыть про существование "американского мира". Но и так неплохо.
Путин мне самому не очень нравится, но то, что он открывает людям глаза на те ужасы, которые америка вытворяла все эти годы, меня восхищает.
@@СонСон-и3ю потому что свиньи из Украины этого давно заслуживают. Путин просто сделал то, чего никто из России не ожидал, но давно это надо было сделать.
Я думаю дело в военной истерии. В любой стране когда наступает тяжелое время население как минимум первое время видит защиту в государстве и больше полагается на него. Это временно и чем дальше, тем слабее будет этот эффект.
People they support putins war are equal responsibol for this war . Remember what goes around it comes around.
i lived in DDR for 16 years , everybody hide his opinion , nobody speak out loud ,what he was thinking , neighbors, friends even your own family, were suspect ,everybody can reveal you. Everybody is doing his job , going to political party events and so on , just to avoid being noticed ..
The change only can come, when all stand up together and see how many they really are .. this is what russia want to impede and suppress . i am thankful that people stand up 1989
Only the people of Russia can get rid of Putin. But Putin is very good at black propaganda. Even with 15 000 dead russian soldiers shipped from Ukraine, the russian government will just call it fake news.
Thank you!
When Germany reunited the world and especially Russia was afraid we would become a threat again. This fear we had gone great lengths to earn in the 20th century.
There is only one good thing in all of this mess in which we are suddenly back in 1939 when countries had not learned that if we don't respect our neighboors borders there won't ever be peace.
It was not Germany this time around and we will respect our neighboors.
As you say situatios in which there is repression are awful. Change starts in people's minds.
I feel with all the people in Russia who have to live being careful about everything they do and say.
@Anna yes political changes in East Germany and USSR was pretty calm because their leadership now it would be trying to remove the czar
@Anna but Gorbachev is an idiot, he put an end to USSR which is a good thing, but he create so many problem and Eltsine was even worst, Russia had a very bad time during the 90s, and now we have a global conflict because Ukriane leaved USSR with russian territory and the rise of faschism made so those russian territory want to return to their motherland
At least some of those who said to be "apolitical" or "neutral" were clearly too scared to speak out their minds openly. But still public opinion seems to be extremely polarized.
it's less of being scared and more of a mentality thing. They just believe somebody above them knows better
Clearly? Maybe they just don’t care?
I think the isolation and the world screaming “Russians are bad” have produced an opposite result: people are more united than when the war started.
Let them be more united - it won’t change the endgame.
@@pacmanc8103 'Prison-Russia?'
United in what? Denial at best. Complicity at worst. A delusional nation with a handful of righteous people.
The world is not screaming ”Russians are bad” but more ”Putin is bad right now” There is a big difference there.
@Cameras, Clocks & Watches What does sanctions have to do with the truth?
How much vodka is inside first guy here?🤣🤣
I wonder how all these people will feel once they see the full picture.
It would be terrible to find out you were supporting something you found abhorrent.
Same as the Germans when forced to march to the concentration camps by the Allied forces. 'We didn't know, we had no idea, it couldn't have been our side....'
same goes for you
You are naive. They dont care.
Same and worst in Ukraine´s government
As a russian i can say, that nobody will care, or like 10% of people will. All of the horrors that happened in Ukraine, like in Bucha are simply being ignored by the people. Government called it fake news, and 80 % believe them. You can give them any proves, they won't care, they won't even listen.
I think a lot of people who say they are “ neutral” really mean they don’t want to express their opinion. But is is scary to see how many different realities there are for people. Sort of like Democrats and Republicans here in the US. We each have our bubble of truths.
But at least we are free to express our disagreement. And to fight to keep our democracy....
@@Nancy-mi3xe your “democracy” and “freedom”. How about Iraq? Syria? Afghanistan? USA war crime censorship. The attempt of covering up Julian Assange exposure of us war crimes? You call that liberty?
@@Nancy-mi3xe European (British) here, I'm glad to hear people in the US are waking up to the importance off democracy, what we've been seeing in America over the past few years is increasing polarization and a lot off hate between the parties leading to a frankly broken from within America
One thing I am grateful for in America is our spirit - we may be divided on a lot of things, but we are almost never neutral and we are never silent. Maybe that’s just how our country’s history and constitution has conditioned us to be or maybe it’s down to diversity of cultures, but either way, I am happy that even if we disagree, we are still having those conversations and fighting toward a better future. Progress is ugly and people judge us and think it makes us weak, but to me, it is actually a strength.
no , that relly means they don't have opinion on this .
I feel sorry for the last guy. He's been waiting for eight years for the special operation and now he gets this clusterf-ck :-)
@@c.edgerton And he is still called an expert? 🤪
Gone from the second best army in the world to the second best army in Ukraine! 😜
0:29 was by far the most based man ever
"I'm apolitical" means "No, but I don't want any trouble."
Good luck to people of Russia. If you dont mint or dont care or are not that much into politics you are digging your own grave
@Alexey Its a metaphor. Dig your own grave: doing something that will cause you to have problems in the future.
@@opzblackcat As a German I can relate to that.
@@opzblackcat Ach, they already had Stalin. And that has changed nothing. What, then, are Putin's crimes supposed to change? Perhaps the majority of Russians (not all of them for sure. there are always some decent people!) are only capable of self-pity? Or would Putin be imaginable in a country that critically deals with its past?
@Alexey Well, as long as they support Putin, I guess they will be hated everywhere but in Russia. Won t be a good life for them. We are still hated by many people because of what our grand grandparents did. If Russia goes on like this - who knows if their grand-grandchildren will also be hated for what they did?
@@opzblackcat collective responsibility doesn't exist, mate. Don't try to bring it on russians or anyone else.
Thank you for these videos! Can you please make a video asking: "Should Russia take military action against Finland if the country decides to join NATO?" or "What steps should Russia take if Finland joins NATO?" "Would they be opposed/unopposed towards military action?" Thanks again!
Well those would be kinda interesting topics. But also kinda scary to know. 😅
Regards from Finland
@@nazaki2880 Don't be afraid. Ask an Estonian what being in NATO means. Ask a Ukrainian what being outside NATO means. Slava Ukraini.
@@nazaki2880 🤭😰
100% answer no, why would you invade without a reason? People adapt to the situation of the current moment, to the media, to censorship and fear. There would be an invasion, there would be, as now, "supporting" it. Russians are not free today to express their opinion on camera...
Ask about Sweden aswell, if Finland joins Sweden can join in the future. This is a f-ing nightmare.
These supporters should be the only ones sent to fight
*Anything* question for a Russian: I'm neutral🤯
Many of people afraid to openly state their position.
@@АндрейТрубицын-н6ь many people dying in ukraine rn.
@@kaguyalover5051 many Europeans pay for this war in Ukraine by buying gas rn. Isn’t it?
Imagine asking the same questions in 1939's Germany. How many would have said that they didn't know and that the leader was great and right.
And look at the legacy their children and grandchildren and all future generations have to live with....
That's what I say.. russians are not better than original Nazis and deserve the same treatment. Funny how in their minds they are the ones fighting Nazis and being heroes.
I didn't really expect anyone to dislike Putin, it's a dangerous thing to do, so well done to those who disagreed with him, I wonder what people will think when they eventually get to see the pictures that many of us have seen from Kiev and Marutipol.
We all saw these pictures from Mariupol. We also can communicate with refugees and they tell us some interesting facts about Azov and APU.
fyi, human corpses and blood is a pretty common sight on TV screens (in the news) in Russia, it's not prohibited or anything, so I don't think someone would change his mind. We, Russians, are pretty used to this kind of stuff
Some random person interviewed on a vid that says they don't like Putin isn't going to get KGB'd lol
I don’t understand…are watching two different videos? Do majority of these people who say that they support Putin look scared to you at all? Are you kidding me.
@@welovegarro Therein lies the problem.
I can’t imagine living somewhere where I’m afraid to speak my mind for fear of government reprisal of all things. I mean it just blows my mind that that’s a real thing 🤯
I think this maybe the first time in my life I start praying. Praying that I can let go of those emotions that leads to hatred when seeing what is happening in Ukraine. It almost rips me apart to have such negative feelings against normal russians
These normal russians are the ones who support and allow Putin to do what he is doing now.
Just turn off the TV. You don't have to imbibe the hysterical media hate campaign.
@@p1b1harper you are just like one of them. If something bad is happening just turn away, don't look and ignore! How pathetic.
@@bayraktarx1386 You have been given someone new to hate by your media. You will forget all about this when your media picks a new target for you to hate. This is your life.
Keep in mind people in large numbers are more like fish....they swim along with the fish in front of them and don't really think on their own. Cultures are large groups of people following each other toward a similar world-view and character traits. Russia is currently swimming along with Putin and they don't even realize what they're doing really, just trying to stay out of the situation and live their lives. Looks pathetic to many of us, but to them it's just the natural thing to do...and it's the path of least resistance.
The answers make me fearful and stunned by what is happening in Ukraine.
You can only plead ignorance to a certain extent. Clearly some people in this video know what is going on. You have a responsibility. Complacency and “apolitical” is what got us here.
70-75% support Putin according to polls, and the war in Ukraine. And they know exactly what their sons and brothers and father's are doing in Ukraine (openly massacring, robbing, torturing and r@ping civilians). Who do you think gets all the goodies Russian troops steal? Their families back in Raska. They know where it comes from. Never forget this. People need to stop excusing ordinary Russians, and saying they have absolutely nothing to do with the actions of their government. A recent prominent article by a professor in Russian state media called for what amounted to total occupation and genocide of the Ukrainian people, and judging by the comments (the most popular of which had thousands of likes) reflected Russian public opinion quite well. Funnily enough, if you read the article (by Timofey Sergeytsev) it's pretty close to what would need to be done to Russia to turn them into a 'normal' country that wasn't a threat to their neighbours.
It’s easy to say that when you and your family’s safety isn’t at risk
@@yazanal-aswad3365 Cowardice is indeed easy.
Cowardice has seldom improved humanity.
All of the people in this video know what's going on.
That logic only works in a free society
i’m from Dagestan originally and now living in another part of Russia.
and tbh i’m shocked how many people from my relatives there and people around me (not friends alhamdulillah) are supporting these terrible actions (
so video confirms the reality here, unfortunately.
В основном это люди старшего поколения, или из твоих молодых знакомых тоже большинство оказывает поддержку?
@@charbrillant7494 в дагестане в принципе просто духовное управление признала войну «джихадом» ( свящённой войной ), типа защита границ родной страны ( россии ).
и соответственно молодые, которые как-то имеют отношение к этой части мусульман республики поддерживают.
@@gustavofringo да, это грустно конечно
предположу, что среди молодых дагестанцев существенно больше слепо поддерживающих зомбарей, чем среди молодых русских, но хотя-бы ты не из таких
@@charbrillant7494 не знаю на чем основываются ваши предположения, но я замечаю, что среди молодых русских также не мало «зомбарей».
@@gustavofringo да везде много, просто у южных народов в целом как мне кажется всегда более активно выражается любая позиция, и труднее встретить «аполитичных»
I wonder what Germans would say with in 1941 about their leader. I have the feeling it would be very similar.
The father of my granddad was a member of Hitlers party (nsdap) and he quit his political job (before world War II started) because he realised that it was wrong. He had a speech where he spoke against the reichskristallnacht, told other members of Hitlers party that people of others parties should still be paid and supported that hurt soldiers of other countries could recover secretly. After the world War he and my unpolitical grandma were in prison because he was in the nsdap. My other granddad hide his jewish friend in the forest. People now have so much more possibilities to get information.
Wow i know im late but ur grandpa is a legend
After watching interviews with these types of questions „I‘m neutral“ basically means „I‘m against this,but I do not want to get in trouble for speaking out“
Not necessarily
@@NichtNameee but highly likely
@@NichtNameee 90% percent, mate.
@@lanfrenlanfra637 am russian and i disagree
@@knhgv I am russian and I agree
I support a huge wall separating this country from the rest of the world (at least Europe). Build a wall !!!
@Jon Doe yes
@Jon Doe The Russians doesn't know how afraid we are. It's not USA. It's Europe. And many Russians doesnt't know what massacre they are doing in Ukraine. It's awful! And if we criticize, the say it's untrue. But there are many films and fotos of people they are doing crimes. And if all is over, they will became an answer.
Ukraina is attacked by Russia and they dont care!?!?
Hmmm… What do they care about then????
Sadly, seems like most of them are stuck up cowards
exactly... stuck up cowards.. best regards from russia.. i do live here..
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It is more and more unbearable to watch the reactions of the Russians given the worsening situation in Ukraine. Before I was curious and open. But frankly we have gone around the question and I believe that we are now facing a wall of silence and sordid passivity. I find this situation unbearable, I can't stand it anymore when a Russian says he is neutral and apolitical. I'm mad!
exactly, if you are saying that "you're apolitical, that statement makes you child killer and puting supporter automatically, i cant see it otherwise
Lof of people don’t understand that lot of Russian decide not to meddle with politics for now because they have a family to provide. I don’t know where you live but you can not compare people speaking their mind into a democracy (even though some are badly silenced) with people living in such place. I live in France and some people DARE to tell me that if they were in Russia, they will protest even though it means to spend 15 years in jail. What a group of liars (when some of those people stopped going to demonstration because french policemen and CRS were too violent). My friends and family in Russia always say « I have to provide for my family. ». And I feel what they mean.
I know, the more I watch these, and see more of what they are finding in Ukraine, it is harder for me to absolve those Russians who seem to support the war.
@@anabln7018 The Russians should express their disapproval with more originality and intelligence. Today I saw a Russian take a picture of himself in the street mimicking one of the dead civilians in Butcha. His hands were tied and he was lying on the ground. There are plenty of ways to bring out discontent and disapproval. Why there are no attempts to broadcast the Ukrainian national anthem on the streets of Russia. There are plenty of ways to do this without risking getting caught by the police. You just have to be smarter than the laws.
Maybe you should be mad at yourself and your government?
This war coud have been avoided with diplomacy and it can be ended at any time with diplomacy. But democracy is not so good at diplomacy lately and it costs lives.
Can't we send the last guy to fight in the war? :) If he's so committed he should go and take the place of some other Russian soldier who doesn't want to be there. I'm sure there are a few.
You can see how some interviewees are afraid to answer truthfully. It's sad.
@G C What???
"With such support, I clearly hear and see that Putin will clearly live long, and prosper." Said the deaf blind mute.
OMG. No one ever would question if he’s a psychopath?! You are in deep sleep and a long way to go people of Russia…Outstanding job those who dare to speak up!!! ✊🏻🙏🏻
Most of the ones who consider him a psychopath don't dare to say it on camera. Russia is not like a Western democracy where you can freely criticise your country's leader without any consequences
NO,NO,NO. You could tell some of them where very sincere about their support.
you act like the american presidents are clean, this is just a response to american and european provocation
@@warship9865 Nobody is talking about American presidents here. Enough with the whataboutism. Russia is committing a genocide.
Look at you westerners...
It seems that the Russian propaganda machine is working very well.
As the western one.
In which developed country does it work a little? I am especially interested in countries without propaganda, but with rich advertising and consulting firms and university faculties of PR and GR. Feel free to brief us all on such freeful countries in our insanely developed world.
i think theyre saying a lot of things that they are saying about putin probably out of fear, although there are still some people who always supported him, and thats mostly the older generation
Want to see the rassian propaganda i can show you th-cam.com/video/rLZ2ZzoD-W0/w-d-xo.html
@@anticulturist7178 bullshit. There are no democratic nations where there is only one single point of view 24/7 from every screen.
im apolitical : ...........translated : Im a coward
Они говорят то что есть. Большинство американцев тоже аполитичны, но скажут что они ненавидят Путина, потому что американцы стадо
At this point with all the general answers being given these last couple of weeks on this channel, it's hard to trust the every day russian at this point. How can you know if they're standing behind their own words.
Sure, some of them regurgitate the answers given to them because of their own safety, which is fully understandable. But I can't fathom why they say that they're "a-political" or whatever. Living in any society makes you, by default, political. No matter where in the spectrum you stand in.
It's sad really, seeing Russian society degrade like this. They all live in a modern society with modern tools which provide them with the knowledge of the world at their fingertips. Yet they keep themselves tunnelvisioned.
It's clear, wether Ukraine falls or not. Russia will be a paria of the world for decades. Not only for starting their "special operation", the hurt they caused to another sovereign people, but also the hurt they caused themselves.
100%
Agree. I hope the sanctions remain forever and Russians get blocked from traveling to the West.
The expect you can read between the lines. How else should they say they are against it without going to prison?
all the people that i know are "apolitical" because they are scared to look at the truth. everyone is too focused on living in poverty. they say "if i will read bad news i can't work and if i can't work i won't be able to feed my family". it's sad but that's how our reality looks like. people can't think of politics when they are living in horrible conditions. i disagree with your phrase about modern society, in some regions we don't even have mobile conection( we'll die out soon
I think living in a society that has never been democratic is like living a life in very defined and limited conditions, your parents lived it that way, grandparents etc. No one has ever had a say. It's just like old time kingdoms or empires, you are a subject of a tsar/dictator. Your life serves the tsar's plan and the state. I guess people don't know they have a power and they don't grasp it. It's like living from generation to generation in a dark prison cell - you don't know that sun exists... even if it's not North Korea because Russians can leave, but I think they are in a mental prison, because controlled information/propaganda just do the same.
I am Russian and I am not ashamed of it. I am ashamed that those 80% of those who support a sick person are Russians. I refuse to believe that these are the same kind, hospitable people that have always surrounded me. I sincerely hope that most of them are just lying. It's a terrible feeling to be an enemy both for the whole world and in your own country.
Do you live in Russia or abroad? Because I have the image that Russians abroad think more critical about everything what is going on in Ukraine and Russia.
@@FancyJones I live in Russia. In Moscow. I don't know why propaganda doesn't work on me. (Probably, it would be even better that way. I would be much calmer... I'm not serious, of course.) I don't watch TV, but I read various press, including Russian. Sometimes I also doubt some of the facts that the Western press presents, but what the hell can justify wars, murders and erasing entire cities from the face of the Earth? Nothing! Never! We will not deal with internal affairs, we will go our own unknown Russian road! We will hang up posters everywhere with this damned letter, which frankly reminds me of something ... We will quarrel with the whole world because something has broken in the brains of one old man. But what is in the minds of my compatriots? A pile of compost? Or is it fear? Or are my people really that blind? Now I can barely contain my anger. Because there are more and more people who simply distance themselves from what is happening. This is scary. I don't know what my country will be like in 5 or 10 years. I know one thing, sooner or later the "throne" will be empty anyway... This gives some hope. I'm only 30 and I hope to see something good here. Sorry for the big text.
@@Dosya1234 Your country in 5-10 years will be fully independent from the West and will _not_ have to depend on every single thing and will also be very, but very prosperous. The West has such power that can turn people's mentalities downwards, they want to be known as “progressive,” but nothing is progressive about them. Believe me, I know about this, my country was invaded by one of those so-called NATO nations (a.k.a. the United States) when they could've avoid it, but instead, they killed people here just so they could proceed with their plan. Also, my country, unfortunately, uses the US dollar, so I'm praying my country will implement its own currency.
@@Dosya1234 I think it's way too easy to reduce it on the old man alone. There is no dictatorship without a people.
I fear that even after Putin, the Russian people will not want to learn anything because it is simply too painful. And no one will force the Russian people to learn, as we Germans were forced to do after World War II. But I truly hope I'm wrong there.
@@itsgiag But why should thousands of civilians of another country be killed in order for my country to become independent and prosperous? Why does this "divorce" with the West have to be so painful? Why is the president of my country not fighting corruption, which hinders any positive development, but is building a palace for himself on the coast? Why not fight against total poverty? Why is he unleashing a senseless war, attacking first like a yard bully? Why does he forbid any dissent, forbid independent media, but propagate to his people, like a real nationalist, some kind of "historical Russian superiority", impose the eternal victim syndrome, interfere with the state ideology of the church, as a lever of control? Why, in 30 years, have we not revived, at least partially, our own production facilities that were in the USSR? Is the US to blame? I find it funny to hear about import substitution. On what machines are we going to produce goods? Maybe on the same stumps on which they "voted" for amendments to the constitution? I want to believe in the good, I want the country to be independent and strong, I want Russia to cooperate with other countries on mutually beneficial terms. But why at such a price? There is diplomacy. After all, there are intelligence agencies to make some deals that ordinary people will not know about until 100 years from now. If what is happening is the so-called "last chance" to get rid of the West, then it seems that Putin is not very successful as a politician.
Those people support a murderer and they don't even bother.
There is a cult of power in Russia. Others MUST be afraid because we ARE Russia. This is a country of bullies. Always and forever
Hilarious how they all call it a "special operation". They have a boot on their throats & they probably don't even fully realize it.
Every single leader of a major country is a murderer and their people don't even bother. The Europeans, the Americans, the Russians, the Chinese...
A lot of foreigners don't know how much worse the country was during the 90s. And seemingly the younger generation as well.
Well, prepare for times worse than after 1991 :-)
@@kaymeinhold Case in point.
It's so sad that so many people are so very cold-hearted and self-centered. It seems to me to be a form of mental illness and social degradation.
Ask people from NATO countries about Iraq, Syria, Kosovo and 50+ other wars that America unleashed, then you will see who is a really emotionless egocentric sociopath.
I wonder what's your stance on america which has perpetrated invasions against many countries
@@AbdusSalam-ll1yp , There are warm hearted and cold hearted people in every country. My comment is about cold hearted individuals, not countries as a whole
Bad things happen when good people do nothing
Thank you that you show how Russians really think. I was also often in Russia and I can tell everyone, that it's exactly as it is shown in this interviews, if you like it or not. The only thing I can say and that might cause some hope, most Russians don't care or understand at all the long term economic consequences of the situation. As soon as enthusiasm about war gets down, they will think maybe a little bit different. Anyhow don't expect too much.
@Cameras, Clocks & Watches Do the people in north Korea rise up? I am from Germany and if there would not have been 2nd world War we still might cheer for Hitler. In the end it is all about propaganda and police state mechanisms. This is why Russian people have no empathy for Ukraine or even support the "special operation" and in future also don't question their poverty. But I am curious what the propaganda will invite to keep people happy when this time begins. Sadly yes, my wife is Russian, my best friend ukrainian... It is a nightmare to watch all this...
I wonder if Europeans understand the consequences of the Anti-Russian sanctions for their economic at all.
@@Наталья-б6ч8ш oh! We know but we prefer to stop Russia ones and for all… maybe you will wake up! Or do you think that I care about the economy when you rapping, killing and shelling Ukraine and Ukrainians? We are not beasts! We are going to get better but Russia will go down even more.
@@franca198 OMG. I almost cry cause you are ready to suffer to protect democracy and to wake Russians.
Sarcasm.
Did you done the same for Americans that were killing Iraqis, Syrians, Lybians, Afghanies?
@Martin Cregan OK. I'm waiting that the EU will do it. But it doesn't want 😂
Russia suspended from the Human Rights council of the United Nations.
Human rights council.
Just read the news, Russia totally deserves the humiliation.