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**Polopolop** · 08-02-2012, 11:00 PM

She may have something there. I've read that periodically there are little parades or demonstrations with people in support of the old communist regime. Either because they were well taken care of, or they believe Russia was more powerful then.

I really would like Russian culture to define itself through pizza, wine, something, not through its soul and not through the West. What does she mean by this? Why wouldn't she want Russia to define itself through its own soul? Just because she believes Russians like to suffer doesn't mean the collective Russian soul is defeatist, or fatalistic maybe is the word I'm looking for. They like the struggle, fine. Give them something worth struggling for. Freedom to them meant a 300% markup on clothes & groceries after communism fell. With Putin & his ilk in power, what is there besides that?

08-02-2012, 11:00 PM	#41
Polopolop Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 437 Senior Member	She may have something there. I've read that periodically there are little parades or demonstrations with people in support of the old communist regime. Either because they were well taken care of, or they believe Russia was more powerful then. I really would like Russian culture to define itself through pizza, wine, something, not through its soul and not through the West. What does she mean by this? Why wouldn't she want Russia to define itself through its own soul? Just because she believes Russians like to suffer doesn't mean the collective Russian soul is defeatist, or fatalistic maybe is the word I'm looking for. They like the struggle, fine. Give them something worth struggling for. Freedom to them meant a 300% markup on clothes & groceries after communism fell. With Putin & his ilk in power, what is there besides that?
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