MOSCOW Earlier, Russia seems foreign, even repulsive. Now it has penetrated my heart.
I Realized something essential to the Russian membership, while a student in Moscow more than 15 years ago. We had been together on the outside and become time to go home.
I Was already heading to the subway the most direct route home, when the russians proposed something unheard of: home taitettavaksi so that the bunch would stay together for as long as possible.
in Practice, this meant a detour and I’d rather spare the time. For russians the most important thing was others might of, togetherness of prolonging the still time.
I Like the russians way to communicate and appreciate their culture.
Later I started to admire the Russian community.
I am Surprised to neighboring countries that experience the endless hospitality. The russians the ability to express feelings and live in the moment fascinating to me.
Russian membership has come to me to the extent of the close, not only understand Russian, but I mimicked their habits. Send sentimental birthday greetings and I like spontaneous toasts.
I Like the russians way to communicate and appreciate their culture. I russofiili.
It’s official Russia, which does not make Russian membership in the love of easy. The conflict between the Russian government and ordinary russians between growth sometimes tormenting to appear. The feeling is familiar to many russians with work for the finns, who are forced to juggle these two Russia.
as a journalist, I don’t shush the issue, but I strive for a truthful and balanced news coverage.
Sometimes I criticized russofobi sex Russian adversary.
When the news of the neighboring country the ills of corrupt government, authorities, arbitrary and state-controlled media lies – someone thinks I got it vicious pleasure. The second view, I’m just ripping in vain the russians problems.
in Reality it’s the opposite.
as a journalist, I don’t shush the issue, but I strive for a truthful and balanced news coverage. I’ll tell the russians confronting the injustices that still, above all, therefore, that I wish them sincerely for brighter times.
the future of Russia is, of course, alone the russians in their own hands. My affection for neighbours to get to me, however, to keep their side.
What about how the russians love own country?
a Little pointedly the official perception of the father’s country of love has been reduced in the 2000s to two things: nazi germany’s defeat and the president of Vladimir Putin.
Million for the victims of the victory in the great patriotic war – as world war ii in Russia is called – is still celebrated to flamboyant more. Russian tell you right now, in may 75. once celebrated victory day with massive preparation.
Patriotic exaltation of the spirit lifting to be dressed up by little children soviet-era uniforms and the presentation of military equipment from year to year show in a parade.
the Human sorrow of war casualties has changed into a huge procession in which people carry so departed relatives as Joseph Stalininkin portrait. In moscow this immortal regiment called the procession is led by self-righteously president Putin.
Love Russia measured also attitude for 20 years, the country led by Vladimir Putin.
Putin cannot be present according to the constitution to continue as president in 2024 the end of the season after. Uncertainty increased in Russia is starting to talk about putin in person to the greatest aatejärjestelmän, which ensures the country’s future.
the Kremlin’s long-term background influence known as Vladislav Surkov called the recent putinisti “the global political niksiksi and well functioning management way”, when he commented (you move to another service) putin’s historical significance to Russia and to the world.
in These circumstances, it is no wonder that the state of the media in patriotism presented to putin’s steadfast support as. Increasingly autocratic, more to work the president’s critics as unequivocally foreign powers for the good of the work of the father as traitors.
Putin to oppose the opposition has sought to challenge the Kremlin’s one-sided images of patriotism and carrying Russian flags in their demonstrations.
the Opposition will ask, how patriotic is to support Putin and his like, largely for security service background of the men consists of a related party, who is the president demonstrated his personal confidence with the help from the Russian economy and policy in the top spot to be. At the same time mr. the club has compiled for themselves a priceless asset.
power of large-scale corruption against the opposition calls herself a country’s real patriooteiksi.
Love Russian bend for many and it can justify completely opposite opinions.
russia is able to love without that supports the country’s current rulers – and on the other hand, putin’s actions in defense does not always mean Russian love.
in Relation to Russian membership in the most important thing is to make a difference in Russia and russians in between. I personally am unreservedly only to the latter.
Erkka Mikkonen
the author is yle’s Russia correspondent. He commented on this blog in the neighbouring countries of topical issues and to keep borscht, which is the origin itäslaavin kind of beetroot soup.
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