Thread by @GanoRalf

#fascists not only exists in #Ukraine, but also on the Russian side!
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#Ukrainian #fascists against #Russian Fascists. The on in this picture is from #русич, a Russian analogy of #Azov
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Russia is not free from fascist tendencies, the #UkraineRussianWar + worldwide canceling of Russian culture led to a massive rise in patriotism within Russian civil society. Like the right tried to ride the wave of #COVID19 related protests, the Russian right now tries to ride
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the Russian patriotic wave. The situation shows itself quite Tragicomically, as the Russians annihilated the united European fascist movement back in the day, but now are undertaking #DeNazificiation, simultaneously denouncing the antifascist Soviet Union and relying on
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on the russian philosopher & #Nazi collaborateur #Ilyin as the philosophical cornerstone (#Putin said, he's reading him for getting inspiration/relaxation)

Here's a good read for insights:
irrussianality.wordpress.com/2021/10/24/pos…
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It remains to be seen, where to the further development will lead the Russian, society. My feeling is, that because of the historical experience they won't fall for #Fascism.
In either way, the stakes are survival of Russian state in its dodays boundaries. People acknowledge this