Russia

russia is a KGB-run dictatorship[2], expansionist colonial empire, and state sponsor of terrorism[3][4].

It is the legal successor of the USSR and its ruling ideology is referred to as Kremlinism. Its supporters are referred to as vatniks, tankies, and Kremlintarians. Its victims are referred to as russophobes.

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Its ruler is traditionnaly referred to as “czar” (from latin Caesar). The current czar is KGB lieutenant-colonel Vladmir Putin, possibly the richest man in the world through sheer corruption [5].

Continuity with USSR

• GrandTurion, Russia = Soviet Union 🧵 (thread) (pdf)

Corruption

• https://twitter.com/WeLoveNATO/status/1595169231582203920

State symbols

The State Duma building in Moscow.Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Economy

• https://medium.com/@meohoh/twelve-reasons-why-russia-sucks-9ceb0feddcd6
• https://www.quora.com/How-bad-is-the-economic-situation-in-Russia

47 million Russians do not have hot running water. 29 million don’t have any running water. 22 million do not have central heating. 35 million do not have an indoor toilet. https://twitter.com/JupiterQuirinus/status/1586734847241822208

LGBT rights

• Chechen authorities rounding up and killing gay men in 'prophylactic purge,' Russian paper says
• Russia to ban sharing LGBT 'propaganda' with adults as well as children
• Russia moves to ban 'LGBT propaganda' among all ages
• Russian Lawmakers Vote in Favor of 'LGBT Propaganda' Expansion
• Anti-Gay Law to Push Russia’s LGBT Community ‘Into the Shadows,’ Activists Warn
• About real Russian traditions

Prison culture

• Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the notorious Wagner mercenary group, says that he is not currently recruiting anally raped prisoners but wants to create a separate "cock division" to ensure that other convict soldiers do not have to serve with such untouchable outcasts. (thread) (pdf) (Yevgeny Prigozhin)
• The Wagner mercenary group's 'cock division' now seems to be a reality, judging by a new video of a Wagner convict recruit's debriefing. In the video, the convict talks of how Wagner is mobilising a segregated unit of raped men, who are treated as untouchables. (thread) (pdf)

respect for the military

• Russian Forces Accused of Burning Fallen Soldiers' Bodies in Kherson Landfill

washing machines

• Russian Colonel Placed Under House Arrest for Washing Machine Bribe

Racism

• https://jordanrussiacenter.org/news/slavs-only-housing-discrimination-in-urban-russia/
• https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2017/06/21/putin-depersonalized-what-does-oliver-stones-film-reveal-about-russias-leader-a58241

Travel visas for Russians

• https://twitter.com/amramleifer/status/1573759734188068866

Tourism promotion

• This is russia

Opposition to the Kremlinist regime

• Libertarian Party of Russia