10 Grim Realities of Life in Putin’s Russia

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Coming up:

10. Russian Orphanages Were A Grim Place, Then Putin Banned US Adoptions
9. Putin Signed A Law Allowing Him To Punish Those Spreading What He Deems “Fake News”
8. Being A Journalist In Russia Who Investigates Corruption Is A Very Dangerous Job
7. Russia Has Extreme Problems When It Comes To Income Inequality And Poverty
6. Alcoholism Is Rampant Among The Youth, And Corruption Again Plays A Role
5. Russia Has Its Own “Facebook” Called VKontakte Which Often Isolates Them
4. Putin Has Been Trying To Suppress Homosexuality And Gay “Propaganda”
3. You May Not Realize That Russian Troll Farms Are Also Used On The Russian People
2. Putin’s Opponents Tend To Disappear Before The Elections Actually Occur
1. Some People Think The Russian People Are Dupes, Or Putin Loyalists, But It’s Complicated

Source/Further reading:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russias-orphans-government-takes-custody-of-children-when-parents-cant-cope/2013/05/02/4d17ff4a-a757-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?utm_term=.813e9e7eec80
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-politics-fakenews/russias-putin-signs-law-banning-fake-news-insulting-the-state-online-idUSKCN1QZ1TZ
https://www.apnews.com/cfbe9fb70d4943e1881be5157b221cca
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/inequality-and-the-putin-economy-inside-the-numbers/
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/09/how-alcohol-conquered-russia/279965/
https://www.echosec.net/what-is-vk-and-why-should-you-care/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/world/europe/russia-gay-propaganda.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-troll-farm-spent-millions-on-election-interference-2018-2
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2018/03/20/why-putins-sham-election-shows-what-hes-afraid-of/?utm_term=.6f1dae17a20a
https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-03-20/putin-wins-surprising-no-one-voter-turnout-rose

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