Genocidal Ravings of Russian Propagandist
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- 00:00 Propagandist Anton Krasovsky
06:02 Are Russians cowardly to run away and not protest?
10:25 Navalny
12:32 Receptivity to alternative views
15:02 Russia's borderlessness
16:56 Tsardom vs USSR
18:51Blaming Russian culture
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00:00 Propagandist Anton Krasovsky
06:02 Are Russians cowardly to run away and not protest?
10:25 Navalny
12:32 Receptivity to alternative views
15:02 Russia's borderlessness
16:56 Tsardom vs USSR
18:51Blaming Russian culture
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I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on, if the russian federation collapses and splits into seperate small republics, do you think China might try and take advantage of such a situation? And what that might mean for the world with a stronger China, that has control over russian territory and natural resources.
@@joetuktyyuktuk8635 I personally see China doing exactly that. To take some land back that was lost to Russia as a practice run to ensure that thier army is up to the task for Tiawan and work out any kinks that would surface. Way easier over land against a weakend opponent than attempting an air and sea operation against the US w/o knowing how it would preform before hand.
And with the US and west cutting China off more and more, it becomes more likely the more its decoupled.
Also can see the west behind closed doors seeing it as acceptable. As a final Coup de grace to end the Putin regime by having a defeat in the west&east. While denouncing it publicly and completing the China decoupling effort.
Would you provide your opinions on the long term western academic slant in favor of Russia. From my own experience as a student, I recall the endless repetitions of the story that Russia was not only an unstoppable nuclear force but also an unstoppable conventional force. It seemed odd considering Russia's tiny GDP but there it was, repeated by students and professors alike. Also repeated, particularly after the fall of the Berlin wall, was the assertion that the ex satellite states, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and so on could not manage themselves as they lacked the national intelligence and character. Again this was repeated by students and professors alike. One graduate student went so far as to claim that without the guidance of the Kremlin, all Poles would become drunkards and their daughters would become prostitutes.
From my point of view, this foolish propaganda has not just hurt Ukrainians, Poles and others in the region, it has hurt the Russians in that they have come to believe this propaganda and are now living in shocked denial. I believe it also hurts those who peddle this propaganda. I recall one fellow student who was absolutely shocked to discover that is marks in mathematics were far inferior to mine. Somehow I had cheated. What a bizarre way to live one's life.
@@kennetho7974 Interesting. I think russia, both finds itself in desperate need of Chinese friendship and also hasn't fully come to terms with the role reversal of the last few decades. These two factors, I think will allow the scenario you laid out, to be a likely outcome, at the least.
@@TheGruntski+1 I'd like to hear this too.
I'd assume some of that is due to the insane amount of stuff inherited from the USSR and not truely knowing the depth of the destruction that corruption had done over time. Add on the hubris that no one would dare attack them and the ever widening promotion of loyalty over merits of those in very important roles and key industries. All leading to catastrophic problems when brought into the light.
The satellite states part is interesting since you'd expect them to adapt more easily being closer to western Europe and already in motion away from an autocratic regime. But I could see how they would be perceived to fail w/o a strong leader.
Vlad, stop calling them "blitz" and "super short". Your Q&A's are great. We cherish them. No need to apologize. They are good the way they are.
Thank you so much! I know that the community as a whole might be less thrilled by longer Q&As but I still want to keep those. Because people feel included when you answer a question individually, in reference to a questioner.
@@VladVexlerChat That is soooo nice of you.❤ But, why are you up at this hour?🧐👩⚕️😉
They're just the right length. Any longer and I would lose interest.
Indeed- long or short, your videos are extremely useful and engaging. I most definitely wouldn't lose interest- I find all your videos very thought-provoking.
Vlad, your comments are invaluable. Please keep these coming. Thanks!
thank you!
Vlad your words have made such a difference in my life as I was becoming very overwhelmed throughout the first months of the invasion.
Thank you from Australia
Who invaded Australia? Kangaroos?
The originals invaded 60,000 years ago then the British came with guns and slaughtered them 250ish years ago.
I am so glad! I think of Australia several times a day - it is a kind of second home for me.
@@ludwigwittgenstein5054 nah, not Kangaroos, but we did actually loose a war with the Emus. It's true look it up :P
@@VladVexlerChat 2nd Home? Not Tonga? Your comment about the food in Tonga BTW... Great Umu (not Emu 🤣) Hi from Tassie also.
Even with the lights off, you hit the nail on the head. Don't stop thinking. Don't stop talking.
thank you
Vlad, you are the best thing the war brought to me. You have something most commentators (people in fact) lack (in my sense), and that is a deep sense of humanity, benevolence, sublility ... i dont know how to define it properly, but that is very refreshing in this disturbing moment of this complicated world.
Take care, may the world give you back the love you give to it (you already have a little bit from me 😚)
From the perspective of a Ukrainian. There is a Ukrainian vlogger, Anna from Ukraine, who addressed this very issue, Russian apathy, yesterday. She spoke with such passion and restrained anger. As an outsider and as an American I know there is no way that I can persuade the average Russian to rise and rebel, rather than run away. But most importantly and heartbreaking, neither could she.
Vlad made a vid with her 3 weeks ago. Search Vlad vexler anna
@@AndrewBlucher Thanks. I must have missed it.
I’ve subbed to her. She’s great.
@@AndrewBlucher thanks again I found it and watched it. Her demeanor and subject matter differed in the video that I was referring to. She spoke specifically about Russians leaving their country and not confronting, head on, what the problem is. She also encouraged other countries not to accept them. Restrained anger, actually it was obvious that she was seething.
@@Lora_Lynn I watched that one as well. Actually, I have been watching her regularly for a while. I tend to agree with her on this point. I think that those former Soviet republics that are taking in many of these people will live to regret it. This is especially true of the last batch that are fleeing mobilization. They are not mostly anti-war, but are just looking out for themselves.
OK Google, remind me one year from now to check Vlad's rudder!
On the man's last night, he sang a swan song about tossing babies in the river. He won't be remembered well.
You'd hope so but Putin has pinned medals on soldiers from Bucha that pretty much DID that sort of thing
The "losing their rudder" aspect of public intellectuals analyzing stuff -- I am observing this too. I'll be interested to hear your take on this too.
I think I will make something on the main channel. It’s an epidemic!
@@VladVexlerChat I'm very intrigued about why you said so certainly that you will never lose your rudder.
@@VladVexlerChat Personally I'm very much hoping to hear you explain the mechanisms of this phenomenon, and how you immunize yourself against it.
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My thoughts are that this position makes you extremely susceptible to Crowd Capture due the influence, comments, analytics and direct monetary incentives. So most people are unable to singularly maintain a personal politics channel without losing their rudder. Same true for substack - Journalists who jumped there quickly lose it as well.
What does "loosing the rudder" mean exactly? (sorry for asking, not a native speaker)
Re: 14:05 "I will never lose my rudder" man that's a little scary to hear you say. Anyone who thinks they're immune to something like this will eventually get it.
Or is someone is aware of the risk ( and guards against it) going to stay aware of their course , and realise when they are getting a ‘loose rudder’ and constantly maintain it to keep on course.
Those that are unaware even of the risk , simply sail on with a dodgy rudder, and are therefore unaware they are being steered off course .
@@A2Z1Two3 Hubris doesn't need apologia.
Love your videos Vlad. Keep it up!
Thank you Vlad! I hope both your channels take off. These videos are invaluable and many more people need to hear them. All the best
thanks so much
“Know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run”
What do you think of the difference between the bravery of teen and pre-teen Iranian girls who've gotten many adult men and women on their side to protest a brutal regime - at the cost of a number of lives at this point-, VS that of Russian men (in a Russian climate of toxic masculinity) packing up and leaving?
Ukrainians are people we can help win their country. Afghanistan people turned out not to be, but perhaps Iranian people at some point will be. But the Afghanistan experience makes me skeptical that Russians could be helped even if an opportunity arrived given the apathy.
As always, love your discussion of your chosen topics. ...
Interesting question.
Good comment!
I think that is one of the reasons the west got invested in this so much (in contrary to the rest of the world).
Very good point about the Afghan people being a lost cause as a nation, although I think the ingrained tribalism is they key factor there as opposed to the apathy in Russia. If you're interested in that 80's-90's period in Afghanistan, get hold of Steve Colls book "Ghost Wars". Ex Wash Post reporter who spent a long time there and it really shines a light on the messed up people, tribes and dysfunctional governments meddling (incl Pak, Saudi, Russia and Usa). Great read
How are you so sure you won’t lose your rudder? Surely people who lose their rudder aren’t aware they are losing their rudder otherwise they wouldn’t have lost sight of the shore.
Losing your rudder is very well demonstrated with the last couple of years Jordan Peterson
I saw it reported in the i that Shoigu has said, before the war, that Ukranians are not human. This statement seems to me to be a direct encitement to genocide, did Shoigu really say that?
I think that you are a really good person to listen to and explain the Russian way of thinking.I did enjoy Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Martin and Sixsmith speaking at Oxford university recently as well.
I think it is better and more intellectually stimulating to keep watching the videos of people you disagree with. Speaking personally I started out as a lefty and a Bernie Bro, then I saw that the left was going too far (e.g. with racist anti-racist policies) and I opened up to other channels, I was mortified that, without evidence, I had written off half my countrymen as greedy and selfish for my entire adult life. After the war in Ukraine broke out, I found that again I disagreed this time with the right. Listening to what people have to say even though you disagree is not just good for the mind it is essential for a functional democracy.
Glad to find your channel, most satisfactory explanation of all the russian smoke and mirrors. Good man, Vlad.
Oh, I am REALLY interesting in a deeper discussion about this 'losing your rudder' (and how to protect yourself against it).
Yes!!!! Look forward to it.
@@VladVexlerChat Hi Vlad and much love. I'm in Australia, was introduced to you through Dr John Campbell's interview and a regular since then. Many thanks. I am prompted to make this comment arising from thinking about your claim to 'not lose your rudder'. I am not you, but it seems to me that you can stay your course in independent thinking because of your unwavering commitment to the individual and human diversity. Bless you. Anyway, beyond loving your near-daily posts in this pronounced time of crisis, am eagerly awaiting your discussion on conserving integrity!
@@VladVexlerChat I would be interested to know if a key part of not loosing your rudder is to not publish thoughts until you have tracked down some evidence. It makes YT videos more complex unless you do it via notes, BUT, it makes it more difficult to simply state your untested views. I also find that search for reliable sources keeps a critical thinking mind sharper and more alert for lazy ideas that might otherwise be attractive to adopt
It was very apparent during the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics that the Putin regime was using Russia culture for political ends. In fact it was darkly comic, and also a little sad to see the faces of so many great Russians who, in reality would have despised Putin projected onto the display.
One of your best! Amazingly insightful. Thank you
Thank you for your insights and investing your time and energy in these videos, they are much appreciated
Thank you so so much!!
I've unfollowed so many channels since February. But I'm glad to have discovered you.
I appreciate your insight into the current situation. I'm stressed out by all the recent events and your words of wisdom have been a great help with sorting it out.
Vlad - this has become my favorite channel. Thank you for this, truly!
Thank you so much! Hee hee you mean this, more than the main one?
@@VladVexlerChat Yes much more than the main channel :)
Vlad, can you perhaps answer in an upcoming Q&A why you will never lose your rudder? It could be informative for those who wish to never lose theirs. Thanks for all you do
I don't think it's enough to state "I won't loose my rudder". I think you need a very serious philosophical and friends framework to ensure there are checks on your assumptions as it's so easy to allow illogical thoughts to lead you astray
While I agree that some analysts do lose the plot over time, I propose an alternative explanation for the "losing their rudder" phenomenon: most analysts have a consistent rudder, but the alignment of the topic of the moment with that rudder is necessarily momentary, because experience and expertise is gained slowly and the problem of the moment and the most useful lens on it changes more quickly. For a while, any particular analyst may have extremely relevant experience and expertise and therefore their insight becomes incredibly relevant; but necessarily as the moment changes they will lose relevance. The thing is, if you look into the past, they would not have been all that relevant before their time came either.
We just don't normally experience analysts before they are relevant because nobody becomes popular before being relevant unless they were completely rudderless and empty headed to begin with, and chasing popularity for its own sake.
So the experience is of seeing people start strong and lose their way, but my counter narrative is that that's just how we experience them, and really it was just a moment of particular alignment that we experienced together, which naturally passes. What we're left with is an illusion that the analyst has lost the plot when they use an inappropriate lens to view a situation -- but really they're just still who they always were, it's the moment that left them behind.
The concrete difference in strategy this leads me to is that I should not only watch out for a creator losing the plot (which I should always be watching for to be sure, as part of thinking critically about all media I consume), but also I should be ensuring that the creator I am watching has something useful to contribute to the discussion that's important to me -- and the moment may demand a different discussion, and therefore different analysts might be the most relevant. So I may need to move on even though the analyst I had been paying attention to is just as sharp and consistent as always, and this is expected and normal, and I should not be disappointed in them.
There are lots of people I listen to for economic or political analysis. Understanding what might be possible in Russian politics is important right now, because of how it shapes global politics and our connected economies, and I appreciate your voice in helping me understand that (and incidentally also certain local political effects where there are parallels), but eventually other factors will be the more important ones and your analysis and philosophical lens will probably not be as directly relevant. Not incorrect per se, just no longer as immediately relevant. Missing bits of insight that just don't occur to you, because the situations they apply to aren't as proximal to your lived or professional experience.
I watched Vlad's video about critiquing Noam Chomsky after writing this and I actually think Vlad's explanation of Chomsky's problems as an analyst fits my characterization well -- Chomsky's particular experience and strategy for synthesizing a worldview sometimes leads him to great and insightful critiques and sometimes it leads him to garbage. Chomsky may not be any more or less sharp, nor have changed direction; but his analysis, which was fantastically insightful and useful a number of times in the past, is not at all well suited to this particular moment.
To be as fair as I can, against my own explanation and maybe in support of Vlad's, I think it's also normal for people to appear to lose the plot a little as they age not necessarily because they are actually losing the plot, but just because they lose their filter, and are more inclined to voice opinions even when they know (somewhere inside) that they aren't actually experts on the topic at hand. Same thing for people as they get richer and more powerful. If we're really fair, that's probably me a little, right now :)
How will you identify to us that you are losing your rudder? What will tell you personally that this is happening? I think it is fair to say that everyone loses their rudder from time to time. It is a sincere question because I have a great degree of respect for your views.
Why is it Vlad cannot "lose his rudder?" Seems a bold claim to make of oneself.
I'm VERY excited to hear these "case studies" on creators losing their rudder. I've been around a long while and I've seen this way too many times.
it happened to much of the IDW for instance
@@VladVexlerChat Now what is
IDW?
@@juliarichter6987 "intellectual dark web" if I'm not mistaken.
@@VladVexlerChat what do you think about John Campbell in that regard?
I very much share your impatience .... even more now that Vlad gives the indication he has figures of the IDW in his sights .
However that exercise wouldn't risk ruffling my feathers overmuch I do hope he'll have examples that'll go against my biases too.
you bring sense and clarity to my view,thankyou.
Love your videos, hope to hear more on this and other topics.
Such good advice: "know when to leave". I have done that with other youtubers but stay because you have demonstrated that you are grounded in classical philosophy and this is a rock we can come back to.
Dear Vlad, Your intellectual grasp is to me amazing, your lack of hate permiates your wise council, stay upright my friend, Paul
The question “what has Russia contributed to the world” shocked me.
It seems self evident that Russia is as great a participant in the creation of European culture as Britain, France, Germany and Italy.
But this raises another question: why do so many Russians resist seeing themselves as European? Why not claim a role in that centuries-long interchange? How can they separate Tolstoy from Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky fin Beethoven?
This is a very good question. I am very confused about the relationship between Russia and Europe.
The origin of Russian authoritarianism, by kraut
This comment screems either of Russian propaganda or ignorance. Russia has no place is Europe becouse of the fundamental polarisation of values. Europe is what Russia isn't. Russian culture is non-independent, relying on absorbing colonized nations to sustain and grow.
Well, Russia has definitely rejuvenated a somewhat listing NATO, without doubt!
It is also worth noting that the participation of russia in the creation of European culture is often a repackaging of European culture that they have tried so hard time and time again to enforce in Muscovy. The russian court was French speaking, marriages were made with Germans, who also tried to instill their culture, Peter the Great went off to the Netherlands with the aim of observing in order to bring back progress to his tsardom, and upon arrival enacted changes in dress and grooming. A lot of russian europeanism did not occur organically, and a lot of the things Europeans recognize as familiar are such because they are literally copies, and not that those people naturally came to these values that are projected like a pantomime. Of course such exchange of cultures stimulated some russians to produce important works, but it still has the aura of "replica" of European originals.
I think this plays a key role in the cognitive dissonance the west has about Russia. They perceive the apparent similarities as proof that russians are no different from Europeans, yet the factual mentality and behaviour doesn't quite seem to match up, and as humans we tend to push the things that don't quite fit our perception into a box under the bed, filed under miscellaneous. There is nothing wrong with russians not having a typically "European" mentality, and it seems things would be much less confusing if spades are called spades. Mimicry is a fair enough tactic for survival, but it gets dangerous when it's taken for truth.
People "lose their rudder" when they cease being open to be proven wrong. The longer a commentator occupies a high position within the commentariat, the more certain he (or she) becomes in their analysis. It's not always fun to be proven wrong. In fact, it rarely is. But it is essential now and then.
Thank you Vlad for being Alive and sharing your knowledge.
Very interesting, thanks!
Coool. Thank's. All the best.
At its peak it was estimated that two million people marched in the 2019 Hong Kong protests, which went on for months. (Even modest estimates put the figures around hundreds of thousands.) The protests, as we all know, failed. Then many left. But note the difference. They, as a people, came out en masse and did the best they could for as long as they could even though they knew what they were up against: the all-powerful Chinese Communist Party, the primary evil of the 21st century. And therein lies the difference, and it's not indulgent to point out the difference. It is, if anything, morally necessary, lest we forget that while some evil is banal, it is no less evil.
very thought provoking and interesting fact there Alexm, well done.
Hong Kong has been ran as a liberal democracy for over 100 years. Russia has been an autocracy for 500 years (and under mongol yoke before that). Big difference.
The people in HK had support within their local democratic regime. The Russian opposition have no insiders in their regime.
@@mokied the support in the local HK legislature was pretty limited/ineffective.
I agree that it's not irrelevant to consider other movements like Maidan. The Ukrainians suffered through it and had to show serious commitment to overcome. If Russians had shown that same staying power through the Navalny protests they may have been able to bring change
@@geopolitix7770 you can not topple a full blown dictatorship while its hold on power is well established. That's why the protest in HK failed, whatever support you get from the local government it is insignificant compare to the manpower and resources the mainland can allocate to squash the protest, the CCP is not accountable to the people and thus can employ whatever methods it please.
The HK protestors were valiant, but misguided. Without an aggressive support from a foreign power the protest was doomed to fail.
@@mokied Forget the incoherence of first claiming that Hong Kong had support and therefore there was a "big difference" and then turning around and claiming that Hong Kong had support but it was "insignificant," that is not the point. The success or failure of the protests is not the point. The point is that the people of Hong Kong had moral courage (which Aristotle did not make a cardinal virtue for no reason; all other virtues are simply impossible without courage, after all, i.e. you just can't be good if you're not brave, simply because being good is *hard* - go figure!), which is why unlike Russians they did not wallow in self-pity; they showed up and stood up even though as I said they knew exactly what they were up against. That's why they earned the respect and admiration of free people everywhere (because they were *good* through and through) whereas the rest of the world increasingly now have nothing but contempt for the Russian people, not merely for Putin. And self-pitying excuses will likely only increase that contempt, especially if the war takes a sudden (nuclear) turn for the worse for Ukraine. Were there non-Nazi Germans in Nazi Germany? I'm sure there were. But you can't expect the world to sympathize with them when six million Jews were sent to slaughter. It's obscene. Likewise, here.
Thank you so much for your wisdom
Thank you for an important topic
Another wonderful video Vlad- you've done a huge amount to make all this insanity rather more understanding, so thanks. This Krasovsky guy is incredible- the modern-day Ilya Ehrenburg...
Thank you Vlad, I learn everytime I watch one of your shows.
Thank you Vlad we appreciate your time and wisdom in these matters. Stay safe and be well.
Hit me up⬆️❤️ I have some ideas I will love to share with you. And thanks for your comment and one love ❤️
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!
I appreciate the deeper analysis of people such as Vlad as it helps to reduce my anxiety at would otherwise be an uncontextualized crisis.
Other people on CZcams helped me through lock down in a similar way. In relation to loosing one's rudder, one of those has however since flipped his opinions and left me feeling a little betrayed.
The whole 'para-social' aspect of modern media is uncharted in it's effects. Having all one's potentially changing beliefs documented and shared publicly must have a psychological influence on both the content creator and audience. There's a few social science degree studies in that phenomenon!
14:13 You know that you will never use your rudder? You are the rare exception? How do you know? I'm really missing some humility here. Seems to me like this sense of self-importance and grandeur is quite often the first step to losing your rudder. When you think you're invincible, when you think you're somehow a special human being, then you aren't constantly self-reflecting and analyzing. Humility is important. Not just as a general virtue, but also, because humility let's you stay open to criticism. It makes your thinking flexible and ever-evolving. Gotta be honest, I'm kind of disappointed.
I think he’s actually wrong because I can think of a subject in which his emotional bias overrules his rationality, to the extent he becomes rudderless.
Having said that I enjoy his thoughts which are always interesting, whether I agree with them or not.
"Pride goeth before the fall"
Thanks, Vlad!
Greetings from Finland and thank you for your awesome videos! I'd like to comment similar point that KC 2016 also mentioned on the comments below regarding meaning of ethnicity for the Russians. I know this is a bit of oversimplification and generalisation, but it seems to be that in Europe and USA differs how they perceive this "nature/nurture"-dichotomy. The Americans tend to say how they have something to do with Irish, Italian, Spanish, Turkish or other ethnicities because someone in their relatives came from one of those countries, not necessarily parents or even grandparents, but they still consider they are "Irish" or "Italian" and may even have temptation to explain their behavior like temperament coming from that influence . Almost like those things are genetic, although they may not say it directly. This however seems weird for the Europeans because from that perspective what truly matters is where you physically have lived (at least childhood, preferably to the adulthood) and what language you speak and therefor have access to the culture of that particular language. If you haven't lived in Italy and don't speak Italian natively, good luck convincing a European that you are an Italian. What truly intrigues me is how the Russians think this paradigm? To me (as an European) it seems their way of thinking is more close to the Americans because they highlight ethnicity so much, but also at the same time there is a somewhat European "flavor" to it as they do think Ukrainians for example can be converted to Russians. Or is it so because the Ukrainians are genetically speaking white slavs? If that is so, is there any way the ethnic minorities of Russia can be "true Russians" if they are non-white like the Buryats?
Do you understand why your perception would be different than an American's? When a nation is almost solely populated by immigrants, it's natural to identify as where you 'came from' and tag that to your identity as an American. To dismiss this as erroneous denies the way cultural influences flow down through generations, particularly in a country that celebrates these influences. My ancestors are Irish, and while, yes, it would be ridiculous to call myself Irish, I can clearly point to ways my family has traits similar to many of the Irish people I've met. I am naturally going to feel much more at 'home' when visiting there than I would in say, Finland. Living in a largely homogenous country I'd assume you've taken for granted that your cultural inheritance is no different than your country's.
It's American way, hands down. "Converted" mostly means for them that Ukrainians will bend their knee into submission of "younger brother nation", into listening to older brother "Russians".
Also, Yeltsin was somewhat aware of some troubles of categorization of people (should we call everyone "Russkie" or not), so he started calling people of Russia "Rossiyane" (because country's name is Rossiyskaya Federatsia) , to make it inclusive of all: Russians and other ethnicities, conveying that we're all somewhat equal. (Asian American, African America, Mexican American - ain't that bad thing, to be fair). All the smaller ethnicities are OK with that, to be called Rossiyane, but large amount of Russkie were against that. Even Navalny was against calling compatriots Rossiyane, I suspect because of his somewhat nationalistic views. Just like Putin has nationalistic views, so that's why he started "I'm Chechen but I'm Russkiy", "I'm Buryat but I'm Russkiy" campaign this year. That's total cringe, because Russkiy is an exclusive term and no Russian seriously thinks that Buryats or any other can be Russkiy
Speaking of Navalny, we can see European type a bit: his relatives came from from Kyiv region, but he's Russian, and his relatives - are Ukrainians. Just like DNA of Donbass people and Rostov people would be indistinguishable, but Donbass ppl are Ukrainians, while others are Russians. That is why in 2014, significant minority of Donbass people were truly upset of Maidan. So we can say, that before 2014, Ukraine was using American way, but after - European way (especially after 2022).
Hi! Russians don't really think that deep in that regard. For russians all post-soviet cultures and nations are more of a quirk to be laughed at.
Ukrainians do not exist for them as a separate nation. They actually call Ukrsinians "малорос" which means lesser russian. So they don't need to convert anyone to russian. In their view, they are already russian. Ukrsinians are basically a "spoiled" folk who betrayed their history and brotherly nation, "Великоросы" (Greater russians") as they call themselves.
There is also some level of xenophobia towards other nations. It wasn't a rare occurence to see offering an apartment for rent, only for "people with slavic appearance", and now there are messages from "slavs" proposing stuff like "it's better to send all buryats to war, our boys don't need to there and die".
It's more of a mindset "either you are like us or you shoudn't exist". If you won't claim that you're from separate culture from russians, you wouldn't cause much disdain from them, but more you differ from them (in terms of culture, race, poliitcal views, etc), more you would be considered inferior.
But that's more about post-soviet nations.
About more western cultures russians love to think that they are like Europe or America and have a "deep and rich culture, with an unmeasurable impact", but at the same time they devalue these cultures for different reasons (too catholic, too gay, other race, too many liberties, etc). There are always talks about how they "can repeat" 1941-1945 (often using vulgar expressions), when Germany(or other western country, lol) does something they don't like.
Much❤
Thanks Vlad - love your analysis. Always a thought provoking watch. You really should be on the tele, Lol!
Thank you Vlad.
thnx for the video Vlad
@Vlad Vrexler , knowing when to bail is important, certainly, but how can anyone say they will never loose their rudder?
People will believe what they want to believe. "WE are the good guys.", etc.
Great video.
Thanks for alerting us to Anna from Ukraine. She’s a joy! And if this “gentleman’s” comments are any indication of the general sentiment in Russia it’s no wonder that the term “orcs” is being applied to them. I was Tolkien fan when I was a kid and I find Anna’s use of the term endlessly amusing.
Thank you Vlad!
Thank you once again Vlad for your intelligent and nuanced answers.
You effectively made such an important point about knowing when to leave a CZcamsr; or at least recognise when they're losing rationale. This Colonel attaches his perhaps haphazard brand of unwholesome to every part of his audience; sightless and completely disconnected at that moment from real life. However they irrationally fear others! So here we are! Very good vlog and very welcome Vlad!
Oh my God, Vlad, please don't lose your rudder. How does one know when one has lost ones own rudder?
Vlad, I have been really enjoying your channels and your insightful analysis, especially in contrast to most other things that are out there. This is why I was so distraught today by your extraordinary claim about you "never losing your rudder". That was the first red flag I got from you, but unfortunately it is a pretty big one. I really hope you will elaborate soon. I'm not going to lie, I have lost some trust in you. 😟
they need prison - the video of a Russian teacher abusing a Ukrainian toddler is beyond words!
Yes!... The dominatrix yelling at the kindergartener to punish the other kindergartener for being against Crazy Muther Russia needs to get locked up for life in an asylum for the criminally insane. No joke.
It blows my mind that Stalin is the most admired person.
Hi Vlad. I’m a first time listener and your words have in some way brought some enlightenment to my thoughts on Russia, but in others I remain conflicted between my desire for peace and my heartfelt rage at what is happening.
You said at one point one must rely on one’s values to form opinions rather than bias and emotion ( I am paraphrasing ).
To this, I agree. As an American conservative and lifelong Republican I faced this choice on January 6th of 2020. I watched in horror as my values in freedom and democracy were shaken by the very political apparatus I’d supported all my life. I watched as people I’d always identified with stormed our Capitol in an effort to install what would have effectively been a dictator. An unelected strong man…
So, in this I see where a man like you might find yourself in Russia.
You have my sympathy for the pain that must be causing you.
So, now I again find my values and my emotions being tested. Tested by a system in Russia that produced vitriolic hyperbole as vile as anything stated by Goebbels in the Third Reich. It’s horrifying but to be honest, the things being said almost daily on Russia 1 tv is just as mind-bogglingly evil. Threats made in calm seriousness of using a Sarmat to destroy the east coast of my county, of using nuclear weapons on Briton or Germany or Poland…
I find it difficult to hear these threats and keep a clinical understanding that somehow this isn’t Russia speaking? That these, maniacal plans are simply the words of a TV host?
I am a child of the Cold War, born just months after the Cuban missile crises so I’ve lived my life under the fairly regular threat from Moscow to destroy my county, myself in effect. And I find it difficult to believe after almost 60 years that this isn’t really who the Russian people are. I find it hard to accept that the Russian people don’t think this way on a regular basis. Otherwise how could that same over the top, inhumane and frankly evil mindset keep reappearing year after year. What is it that makes Russians feel that making threats of this nature won’t bring a reckoning from those being threatened? I worry that there cannot ever be peace with a people who have so little regard for the damage they do to others.
But listening to men like you, like Konstantine and the Russian Dude have shown me that whatever illness pervades Russian society, it hasn’t poisoned everyone.
Just to let you know that konstantin in one of his streams said that Crimea is russian territory and that Ukrainians shouldn't have attacked the bridge. After he received some well deserved criticism, he deleted his stream, but never changed his position. He's a very calculated person, who knows very well what he's doing. He uses religion to manipulate his naive western audience in order to whitewash russians, to make people believe that they're good, that they aren't responsible for anything that's happening in russia or Ukraine, that it's wrong to sanction russian people or to ban their visas. He believes that somehow someone else is at fault for what russia did, most likely the US or NATO, the "failing humanity", just not them, not the "regular" russians. To put it simly - he's full of sh*t. Not worth anyones time, in my very humble opinion.
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I’ve watched him for awhile and I don’t get that impression. He did have to be ‘pro Russian’ on the surface when he was broadcasting from Rostsov. That is how he kept himself out of jail. Since he left he’s been much more openly critical.
But thanks for the information. I will consider it
It's statistically impossible for every russian being vile, genocidal Z-zealot. But the reality is whatever small percentage of decent people there are - they are either silent or drowned under the shrieks of cannibals.
Just consider this - any propaganda the US pushed during the Cold War was wrong. Because the reality was much worse. Take some time and read about the Beslan and NordOst hostage situations and how the Russians "solved" them. Or the Chechen wars that lead to it.
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I am aware of those situations. Whether it is gassing a hostage situation or using artillery to completely destroy a city, the act proves a distinct and callous disregard for life and an extreme arrogance of power.
I fear Russia has passed though a door they cannot now come back from. After the Cold War, many like myself were willing to blame communist philosophy for the crimes of the Soviet Union. Now, I believe the west sees that it was the Russian propensity for conquest and violence that led its form of communism to commit global crimes
Thank you for a very interesting chat.
I hope you are as well as possible.
Could you please explain more what you mean by YT content creators loosing their rudder ? I see almost what you mean but not quite if that makes any sense 😉
Take care. 🙏🏻🕊️
Thank you for being a light in what seems like a very dark tunnel. 🙂
Thank you. The tunnel will get darker. But we will come through.
Hi Vlad, as a lover of history and geopolitics I truely enjoy your calm reflections. Its not just informative, its calming and interlectuelly satisfying. A great mind growing great minds. Do you have any channels that you would like to recommend to your subscribers? Best regards from Denmark.
Intelligent and elegant thinking. I like your insights.
I would be really interested in understanding more of this “loosing a rudder”. I’m hoping the topic will help describe the flow and flexibility of thought. Flexibility being generally good. Looking forward to that topic.
Thanks as always for these insights.
This helps me understand what Russia does much better. Thank you so much Vlad.
The sheer joy and glee with which Krasovsky was requesting a genocide was chilling, I can’t imagine it for Ukrainians. Reminded me of what you said about the symbol Z. It stands for the joy of doing bad things.
It seemed to me that his guest understood that ‘this is going too far’ and tried to do some damage control, but Krasovsky only amped it up.
Я очень рада, что рекомендации ютуба показали мне ваш канал! Я россиянка и нахожусь в России, нетрудно догадаться какие чувства я испытываю от всего этого и ваш спокойной, интеллигентный анализ вызывает во мне большой отклик. Не могли бы вы поговорить побольше о том, что ждёт нашу страну в будущем? Это ведь самое главное сейчас (кроме очевидного, но оно, я в этом уверена, абсолютно неминуемо). А вот что будет потом? Это самый главный вопрос, который волнует абсолютно всех в нашей стране и должен так же волновать и всех соседей.
A larger-than-life colorful mural of expansive horizons and heroic acts in the dawning light of a new life inspired many to desire the same.
I kept throwing the link to the killing children interview at all the Russian bots online who were accusing the west of being Nazis it was a total argument stopper.
I'd put you in the same category of youtuber as Beau of the fifth column both of you report on current affairs but enlighten, teach and elucidate complex issues into life long lessons.
Good evening from Vienna, most distasteful subject this evening for you to make sense of.
Marcus good evening !
Great that you getting more and more subscribers.
Thanks
Lyn thanks so much!
Vlad, thank you for this video. I know what you mean when you said that it seems even more evil to calmy talk about systematic genocide. Some years ago, I watched the 'Wansee Conference' film and it literally made me feel sick. I don't think I could watch it again. But sure, Anton Krasovsky is also an evil bastard, talking out of his backside. I hope the Ukrainians can one day bring him to justice.
But, Vlad, russia itself always used its "culture" as a weapon for the past few centuries.
Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and many other countries are bilingual not by choice. It was forced upon us with countless repressions, killings and imprisonment of our cultural figures.
So isn't it fare to ask what good russian culture brought to this world when it was used to kill and imprison other cultures?
Much the same thing can be said about the spread of Islam! It “Arabized” one quarter of humanity.
Exactly. And we don't need to mirror that.
Well, I can say the same of all the colonial powers. Here in Canada, which almost everyone agrees is a pretty decent and conscientious country, we are reckoning with our recent genocidal past. The last residential school to which abducted indigenous children were taken to be beaten, sexually violated and excised of their language and culture was closed in 1996. And it is surrounded by hundreds of unmarked graves containing unnamed children. Most of just found out about it, but there were definitely certain people who knew about it all along.
The important thing is that it's never too late to do better, but first you have to see the problem. It's not a nice experience.
I just realized that this sounds like I am whatabouting ourselves whereas this is a favourite Russian propaganda trick. I'm not, actually. I am just saying that everyone is human, and to be human is to be profoundly flawed. To be human is to have some choices, though. That's our saving grace.
When it comes to Russian society little in reality seems to have changed since Orwell’ s Animal Farm,was written, other than the application of a thin veneer of Capitalism.
Everyone is still equal but some are more equal than others. Similarly with humans, we are all flawed but some are more flawed than others, but Putin is off the bloody charts!
Ukraine and Belarus are not russian-speaking only because of USSR, who literally created "native" languages
I just love that answer, "the question doesn't lack sense, it lacks sensibility". I'm going to steal that one!
Again, thank you Vlad. An analysis that is not throwing simplistic solutions out everywhere. Question, in a world of conspiracy theory bubbles, how can we get a grounded political discussions again? Or is the Russian war just symptomatic of a lost civilisation (I hope not). But even my sensible husband is diving and just staying in one of those bubbles, because it echoes answers to age old grievance. Kind regards, Annie
I've been following Vlad Vexler for Months. I Love Vlad's posts.
Yeah, yeah, Yeah; he super smart, articulate, and has vast knowledge of what he talks about, Given.
The Best Part is his Sharp Wit & Dryyyy sense of humor.
Vlad's throw-away lines KILL me every time!
Plus, Vlad's in the Head of the RUS leaders/populous he's talkin' about.
I'm in Pittsburgh, we in the US need a Vlad Vexler. yup.
During a catastrophic upheaval in Europe, Vlad Vexler is The Guy you Need to have in your ear. Full Stop.
Yeah, your explanations are different from formal thoughts on the news channels, or just philosophical channels. Philosophical view on the current events is the best content and also very educational and entertaining. So, just wait till you get lots of subs and do spread your oppinions beyound it!
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We should call them Moscovites from now on, not simply Russians
So nice to come across someone who calmly, intelligently and probably absolutely correctly makes their points.
Every time I mention anything online that's not completely in support of Russia (or China, for that matter) has the trolls out in force telling me how ignorant and stupid I am for not watching weird nationalist Russian viewpoints on CZcams.
King Charles is the closest surviving relative of the Romanovs. Would the Russian military back him as a replacement for Putin as Tsar?
Imagine a country that you can leave to avoid the draft, but cannot call a war ,a war. Who would believe such a thing.
Saying "I will never lose my rudder" is a great way to lose your rudder.
Thanks for all the deep perspectives! A truly refreshing CZcams level of analysis.
This is not Russia related - or maybe it is - I would love to hear your perspective on conspiracy theory belief and thinking. I have one person close to me that believes nearly ALL of them, the more unbelievable the more precious. It seems like a topic for the times, and I see a strong thread of it in the east European mindset of trust also. (My friend is also from there.) How does one deal with these kind of irrational fears of the outside world? I think along the lines of what you described as “Thin” external society.
Sending good health vibes your way.
Thank you! I think we will inevitably get there when we discuss the trust crisis in the West
"The Brothers Karamazov" (which is considered by many as the greatest novel ever written) "War and Peace", Dr. Zhivago, "The Master & Margarita" the top Russian composers, Anna Akhamatova...the list goes on, painters, scientists, Russia "lead the charge" on getting into space. Russia seems to me, sometimes, kind of schizophrenic. How can so much greatness and so much evil exist in the same space/country?
Yes it's very sad isn't it. Many examples show us the potential in Russia to excel in many disciplines and arts - yet they are rare exceptions. I wish in the future, in some other version of Russia, the undeveloped potential of it's people's minds is seen as the great unconquered territory rather than their neighbour's gas and wheat fields... I wish that the people of Russia one day more fairly enjoy the benefits of their natural wealth and have the opportunity to fully develop their personal talents and pursue a happy life in a society where they feel valued.
Actually, a lot of Soviet scientists who lead the Soviet space industry were Ukrainian, not Russian.
Great question! I would love n analysis from Vlad on this. The greatness and the depravity.
The answer is simple: Russian vodka.
Russia, Germany, ...
I find myself wondering what Solzhenitsyn would say about the state of Russia today.
Hey Vlad, did you see they raided Ksenia Sobchak's house in the Sukhanov case? Would be interested in your take on that. Thanks as always for your content.
Considering she is Putin's pocket opposition, just as Zhyrinovsky was - it's no more than a typical FSB play
Let's be honest - a lot of russians do share his "views".