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Nov 29, 2022 10 tweets 3 min read Read on X
🧵 Sergey Lavrov was interviewed for a "documentary," Nazism on Trial. It's obviously all completely insane. I read the transcript so you wouldn't have to. ⬇️
Lavrov suggests the entire Ukrainian nation is Nazi and has been since *checks notes* the Soviet Union was created, years before Nazism even existed.
Yes, this does suggest that Ukraine is to blame for Hitler and World War II. A novel addition to the historiography.
Lavrov: Ukraine is Nazi because of NATO, Lenin, Azov, oligarchs, because it's Ukraine, and because of America. Naughty America.
After insinuating that Ukraine and Ukrainians are innately Nazis, Lavrov complains that they are also genetically identical to Russians. Russia is only fighting the Nazis (all Ukrainians), but it is not fighting Ukrainians.
Since Ukrainians are Nazis and Russians and Ukrainians are genetically synonymous, are Russians Nazis? The interviewer didn't seem to ask.
Lavrov going for a grand slam of racism here: we love Ukrainians, some of our best friends are Ukrainians, BUT also they are dirty criminal refugees deluging Europe - just like those nasty Caucasians, North Africans, and Middle Easterners.
Keeping up this level of idiocy and hatred over quite a long interview should earn Lavrov some sort of an award. Is there an Oscar for Best Liar in a Fake Documentary?
Also to blame for Ukraine's "Nazism": all Western media, which is controlled by Western politicians and never dissents. Good, honest media like Russia Today and Sputnik got kicked out of Europe, ergo Russia had to invade Ukraine.
I feel much stupider after reading through that lot. I hope you do too. You're welcome.

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Aug 5
After 3 years of violent war against Ukraine and 25 years of increasing authoritarianism, it's time to finally ask:

Is Russia fascist? ⬇️ Image
@TarasKuzio and I have spent the last 18 months on this project. We are certain that Russia embodies a new form of 21st century fascism. cup.columbia.edu/book/russia-an…
Russia’s war on Ukraine isn’t just imperial nostalgia or power politics. It’s the central point of a campaign of national rebirth and purification through violence: in a nutshell, destroy the other to "cleanse" the nation.
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Jul 22
Putin is installing spy software on every new device sold in Russia. This is a huge step toward the Kremlin’s technofascist ambitions of control and coercion. thetimes.com/world/russia-u…
The Kremlin has long struggled to actually surveil the population in a systematic way. Too incompetent, bungling, and corrupt to do it. But now they’re getting their act together.
The new surveillance regime, enabled by technology, will be far more insidious than anything in the 20th century totalitarian era. No more closed doors or kitchen table talk. No need for informants. The state really will always be listening.
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Jun 7
🧵NEW research: How is the Russian state turning young people into patriots via Telegram? Spoiler: It’s not just about war—it’s about influencers.

We analyzed hundreds of posts by two state youth leaders. What we found is disturbing.👇 Image
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Meet the influencers, who both head large paramilitary youth groups in Russia:
- Olympic gymnast Nikita Nagornyy
- Duma deputy Olga Zanko
In 2022, they started to post like lifestyle bloggers—but their job is to sell war, sacrifice & nationalism.

🔗doi.org/10.1525/cpcs.2…
Forget bots. These youth leaders use memes, emojis, selfies, even workout tips to normalize patriotism as fun. But beneath the surface, they only promote civic sacrifice, military values, and obedience to the state.
Read 10 tweets
Mar 4
🧵 Another bizarre piece from Simon Jenkins in the Guardian. This time, he lays into the idea that Russia is any threat at all to Western Europe then, bizarrely, implies that Putin has had no hand in choosing his aggressive path. Let’s take it apart.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
First, Jenkins brings up “Godwin’s Law,” which is, frankly, a terrible argument. It’s a gambit used to lazily dismiss serious arguments about the nature of the past or dictatorships (see also: anyone who says fascism cannot exist today). Image
Jenkins then brings up two disastrously weak and ill-informed claims in one line, which is good going even by his standards:
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Feb 25
Here's what a Russian attack on the UK looks like:
- Cyber attacks target healthcare, banking, energy. They look like they come from criminal gangs, not the Kremlin.
- Moscow funnels money to criminals in the UK to commit arson, larceny, and violence.
- Now the nasty bit...
- ...UK is in low-level chaos. Government not sure if/how to respond.
- A series of bombs go off in UK cities, killing dozens.
- Russia buzzes UK air and naval space with planes and boats. Is this enough for the UK to act?
- London does not confront Russia.
- More bombs go off in cities.
- The country is worried & the economy is tanking. The energy grid is buckling. Banks are beginning to creak.
- A bomb on a UK commercial airplane explodes, killing every passenger on board.
Read 6 tweets
Jan 25
My new article on how deranged Russian nationalists were engaging in memory warfare online before the state got involved is out today! Here’s how grassroots myth-making around WWII shaped narratives that appear in Putin's propaganda now. 🧵 Image
I looked at an online hub of nationalist, alt-history sci-fi back in the 2010s. Members co-wrote and self-published wacky time-travel tales set during pivotal moments in history. They're obviously all shit and unreadable, but... sciendo.com/article/10.247…
They were absolutely obsessed with Stalingrad, which they saw as a mythic moment of annihilation & resurrection. Their heroes, emasculated men from the present, fought Nazis, space lizards, and—importantly—nasty, nasty Americans to make "new" Stalingrads.
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