Good Point docrhw Weil.Russia is unique, though ostensibly a wesern(ized) culture, it is still Asiatic, and by that I mean the legacy of Jenghis Khan and his sons. 1/6th of Russians are descendants of Jehnghis and by the looks of him, so is Putin.
The Russian tradition even before Jehghis has been brutalized rule by Pechenegs (nomadic Tur…
Good Point docrhw Weil.Russia is unique, though ostensibly a wesern(ized) culture, it is still Asiatic, and by that I mean the legacy of Jenghis Khan and his sons. 1/6th of Russians are descendants of Jehnghis and by the looks of him, so is Putin.
The Russian tradition even before Jehghis has been brutalized rule by Pechenegs (nomadic Turkic tribe), , then Ivan the Terrible and despite the epithet Great, Peter and Katherine who were brutal. Peter worked his virtual slaves to death,building his city, Petersburg in a marsh.
All they know is brutality, and brutality is normal, accepted.
Good Point docrhw Weil.Russia is unique, though ostensibly a wesern(ized) culture, it is still Asiatic, and by that I mean the legacy of Jenghis Khan and his sons. 1/6th of Russians are descendants of Jehnghis and by the looks of him, so is Putin.
The Russian tradition even before Jehghis has been brutalized rule by Pechenegs (nomadic Turkic tribe), , then Ivan the Terrible and despite the epithet Great, Peter and Katherine who were brutal. Peter worked his virtual slaves to death,building his city, Petersburg in a marsh.
All they know is brutality, and brutality is normal, accepted.