Thank you for the insight, this is really informative! Some of this is stuff I've heard from other people online but I'm glad to get answers from a leftist perspective. I have heard a ton about how Russia has a huge sense of community and hospitality, it definitely is different from a lot of north america; seems here you're held at arms length with pleasantries by everyone who doesn't want something from you. Shame about how much the media and oligarchs can shape people's perceptions of history, but I see the same thing happening here in canada so its not super surprising that the same tactics work. Sad to hear that the left is struggling so much there but we're stuggling everywhere in hellworld and some of us are dealt with repression and others with concessions, hopefully the movements can grow in the future. I've been looking at some pictures of Karelia since seeing this post and wow it is incredible, I'm glad to have learned about it!
Thank you for the insight, this is really informative! Some of this is stuff I've heard from other people online but I'm glad to get answers from a leftist perspective. I have heard a ton about how Russia has a huge sense of community and hospitality, it definitely is different from a lot of north america; seems here you're held at arms length with pleasantries by everyone who doesn't want something from you. Shame about how much the media and oligarchs can shape people's perceptions of history, but I see the same thing happening here in canada so its not super surprising that the same tactics work. Sad to hear that the left is struggling so much there but we're stuggling everywhere in hellworld and some of us are dealt with repression and others with concessions, hopefully the movements can grow in the future. I've been looking at some pictures of Karelia since seeing this post and wow it is incredible, I'm glad to have learned about it!