Russian Update (March 13-18): Putin Re-Election, Plane Crash, Taxes, More War (?) and Other Stories

In this video, you'll hear a rundown of the the more recent new stories from here within Russia, with the focus being on how they were covered and discussed within the country. The main story this time is obviously the (fourth) re-election of Vladimir Putin and all the drama and debate surrounding that event

[@DavidSmith-cg7qk]

Bro, you are doing very important work on this channel. Thank you.

[@russiaincontext]

And thank you for the unwavering support! It's nice to see your positive words every time))

[@user-vm3tg4gu9d]

@@russiaincontext Well done! He showed a cheap Ukrainian fake, where soldiers with machine guns check the completion of ballots in secret voting booths)))
Are you that naive or are you working for Ukrainian propaganda? If the former, then it is doubly funny to hear about the naivety of the Russian people, out of 155 million of whom there were only 60 people who believed the scammers! If the latter, then you are the enemy...

[@cristinatomutza799]

Very objective report. Thank you.

[@russiaincontext]

Thanks!

[@RealPapershaper]

I think it would be very interesting for you to react to the subreddt "r/AskARussian" as a person who actually lives in Russia. Half the questions are asking for advice to pickup russian girls and the other half are some pretty weird questions as if Russia was an alien planet, it's comedy gold. Examples: "How do Russians in Moscow react to women dressing in men's clothes?", "I talked to a russian, he said that people don't smile in public and don't wear colorful/bright clothes, can you tell me more?" , "Is it inappropriate to have thr*esome in Russia?", “If we assume Russian is Mongolia 2.0, will it cease to exist very soon?”

[@russiaincontext]

This is actually a really fun idea! I do open that subreddit from time to time and am always amazed at what people ask. Thanks very much for the idea!

[@karenhawkins8510]

My Russian friends, some who planned to return when retired, have called Russia is now "weird" and many are getting their family out of the country. According to them Putin and his police force have created a land of fear. BTW this comes from 23 Russians since I live in a very Slavic neighborhood.

[@russiaincontext]

I can't speak for the country as a whole, but I do know that Moscow is a totally different place from what it was 15 years ago, for better and for worse