Quote Originally Posted by Hanna View Post
For Russians though, the situation is so extreme! From Socialism and communist ideology for real, via "wild East" years and cowboy capitalism, to Putin's Russia of nationalism, conservative values and cronyist economy. One of the many things that makes Russia so fascinating. And probably the whole journey is also what makes Russians so cynical.
Actually, I can't say for all Russians of course, but some of us are just trying to live here. Falling in love, getting married, giving a birth to children, building houses, giving children education and doing other boring things. Putin and Yeltsin, democracy and communism, Lenin and Marx, Cthulhu and Luke Skywalker: it's just a background noise that affects us more or less.