Ukraine ping
[Puty is dumber than a box of rocks. Did he think everyone was going to jump onto his death train? Total moron.]
The differences between Russia today and the Russia of the past, including the Soviet era? One - the borders aren’t militarized, with machine gun nests and minefields barring the way. Two - the population isn’t teetering on the verge of starvation, meaning there is enough surplus to travel abroad - which helps with dodging the draft. What’s interesting is the way large numbers of Ukrainians are staying to fight, while large numbers of Russians are fleeing abroad or internally.