Top image credit: People walking on Red square in Moscow in winter. (Oleg Elkov/Shutterstock)  Inspired in part by state propaganda, many in Russia have developed an anti-Western identity By Anna Matveeva After its emergence from the Soviet collapse, the new Russia grappled with the complex issue of developing a national identity that could embrace the radical contradictions of Russia’s past and foster integration with the West while maintaining Russian distinctiveness. The Ukraine War has significantly changed public attitudes toward this question, and led to a consolidation of most of the Russian population behind a set of national ideas. This has contributed to the resilience … Continue reading Why Russians haven’t risen up to stop the Ukraine war