Russian colonialism

“ We remind you that Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.

— Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, “Russia Never Attacked Anyone, Says Kremlin; Slams ‘war’ Narrative Set By West”, February 20, 2022

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“ Russia is not a “nation”. It's the last colonial empire. Its metropole is localised in the Fürstenstadt of Moscow. It is the northernmost megapolis of the world, located furthest from the waterways and on the infertile soil. It is too expensive to feed

— Kamil Galeev, “Russian regional news can be quite informative: ‘There's now a shortage of places on Nizhny Tagil graveyards’” [1] (PDF)

“ Russian Federation is the extreme anomaly. It is the last European colonial empire that still continues to exist. Some of these colonies are predominantly white, others are POC-populated. All of them however, should receive a chance for independence from the metropole.

— Kamil Galeev, “Yes, but that is very gentle mode of war from the Russian perspective.” [2] (PDF)

“ Putin cannot announce a general mobilization, since that would be an admission that he is losing the war. It would too overtly break the social contract according to which the poor, the Asians, and forcibly mobilized Ukrainians do the dying.

— Timothy Snyder