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This is shocking and clickbait, but it should be understood about Russia
Like I said in one of my recent stories, I wasn’t shocked about Navalny’s death. Tragedy and darkness — yes. But his sacrifice was expected.
However, I was more shocked by one of the videos that emerged in the aftermath of the tragedy. Well, it’s not much of a tragedy for these people as you can see:
This video is only available on Telegram, I think. It’s titled “Beautiful Russia of the Future”. If you can’t access it, let me explain — it’s very simple. It shows a nightclub in Moscow. A crowd of people is chanting joyfully тромб оторвался (“a blood clot got detached”) referring to the reported cause of Navalny’s death (blood clot).
On the day of Navalny’s death, I asked my close friend who’s still in Moscow, how the mood is in Russia and whether anyone is still protesting. I just don’t know.
He replied, “No one knows for sure”.
“Well, you’re there. What do you feel?”, I insisted.
“Fascism”, he replied. “During Hitler, were there protests moods in Germany? Hell knows.”
