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TexasTowelie

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Fri Apr 17, 2026, 05:12 PM 19 hrs ago

Why do many Russians still blame Ukraine for the war? - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD



A street survey in Moscow asked a simple question: “Why can’t the war be stopped?” The answers reveal a perspective that raises difficult questions about how the war is understood inside Russia, where narratives about the war often bear little resemblance to actual events on the ground. Join Jonasz Rewiński in a new episode of Break the Fake to hear how members of the Russian public responded and what their answers might tell us about how they see the conflict started by their leader in the Kremlin.

Chapters:
00:00 “The czar is good, the boyars are bad”
05:14 Why is the war still on? Russians answer
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Why do many Russians still blame Ukraine for the war? - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD (Original Post) TexasTowelie 19 hrs ago OP
Because, in part, they are probably as stupid as most Americans displacedvermoter 18 hrs ago #1
It's possible they need their own planet BeyondGeography 18 hrs ago #2
I actually started writing a science fiction story based on that premise a few years ago.🤣 Crunchy Frog 10 hrs ago #4
It's crazy how a young woman living in Monaco in 2026 is functionally, mentally identical Crunchy Frog 10 hrs ago #3

Crunchy Frog

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4. I actually started writing a science fiction story based on that premise a few years ago.🤣
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 01:25 AM
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Crunchy Frog

(28,287 posts)
3. It's crazy how a young woman living in Monaco in 2026 is functionally, mentally identical
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 01:24 AM
10 hrs ago

to a russian peasant living 500 years ago. It's amazing how static a society can stay, regardless of superficial changes like universal literacy and modern technology. No wonder the Ukrainians don't want to go back.

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