From the introduction to Kerensky's "The Catastrophe: Kerensky's Own Story of the Russian Revolution"

  • Ossay [he/him]
    hexagon
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    1 year ago

    Westerner: the slavic brainpan is incompatible with democracy

    russian liberal: uuuuh i don't know about that. but everything else you say sounds good to me! :)

    • Ossay [he/him]
      hexagon
      ·
      1 year ago

      A liberal main concern is about being perceived as a good person, not necessarily being one, or fighting for any greater good.

  • Dolores [love/loves]
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    1 year ago

    it is deeply depressing that we still hear that exact line about Russians today tho