A Moscow court has sentenced jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to 19 years in prison, Interfax reported Friday, on a string of new “extremism” charges that his supporters have called an attempt to keep him out of politics forever.
I hope that people in Russia who think that Stalin was cool are okay with Russia also meandering towards the kind of political repression that existed in Russia then, because that does seem to be part of what they’re likely getting.
Under Putin criticising Stalin is seen as an attack against Russia. Now there is half a generation of young people not aware of any wrongdoings by him. But it is not only the lack of education. You always have the wilfully ignorant who dwell in romanticised versions of the past or those who knowingly act in malice. The latter is really funny to me. They kinda think they are exempt from any oppression until the shit show inevitably hits them too.
19 years for pro democratic activism and uncovering corruption. Fuck me.
I hope that people in Russia who think that Stalin was cool are okay with Russia also meandering towards the kind of political repression that existed in Russia then, because that does seem to be part of what they’re likely getting.
Under Putin criticising Stalin is seen as an attack against Russia. Now there is half a generation of young people not aware of any wrongdoings by him. But it is not only the lack of education. You always have the wilfully ignorant who dwell in romanticised versions of the past or those who knowingly act in malice. The latter is really funny to me. They kinda think they are exempt from any oppression until the shit show inevitably hits them too.