[Jan_Sobieski]

Talk to Russians. I used to have your same opinion. I grew up shooting “Ivan pop up targets”! Then I began speaking to Russian Christians. They love Putin. At first I thought they were propagandized. Now I think they love their children and their country.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Assuming what you say is true, the fact that Russians who profess Christianity love an atheist dictator is a perfect illustration of how screwed up Russia actually is. As a whole, Russians don't value liberty, they don't value freedom, and they don't value democratic principles. All they care about is one of the thug running the country benefits them personally. They'd rather be ruled by a strong man than rule themselves

Nothing has changed since the days of the czars and boyars.