I confirm.. Where I live we get plenty of solid info from Russia.. My russian is solid, can't speak fluently but I am able to listen to Putin's speech and understand without major effort.
Russia is a predominantly Christian (orthodox) country. LGBTIQ ideologies are not well tolerated and cannot be openly advertised.. NGOs are rather limited and have to be registered as foreign agents once getting funds from abroad.. Putin is in many ways a true GEOTUS figure there, just like Trump, but with few important differences:
Russian deep state is less powerful, but aided by extensive external pressure.. most Putin's political adversaries are not from within rather than foreign globalists..
Putin has an official media channel at his disposal - the Russia Today.. many other media channels like Izvestiya, Lenta or Moscow Times are liberal, but he really can depend on the RT.. something like censoring him (or stealing an election from him, for that matter) is completely unthinkable..
Putin never uses any social media..
he has secured a possibility for two additional terms, which, in his age situation, basically means lifetime presidency (his popularity is safely over 65%)..
A typical Russian loves freedom, hockey, guns and boobs but prefers a jar of vodka to a Bud light. Not much difference there.. Expect ~70% patriots, ~13% old class communists and ~17% new class commies now called liberals.
do women feel safe walking alone at night? - sure, why wouldn't they?
do children play in the streets unafraid of a world only their parents know of? - yes, they do, a lot.. they are only limited by geographic conditions (majority of Russia surely is a cold place)
do hard working honest people have a chance to move beyond where they started? - err, that sort of depends.. don't make a mistake, Russia is a cruel capitalist market.. you risk a lot, you win a lot.. or lose everything.. the times where mafia shot you in the street and nothing happened are those of the Yeltsin era (90s).. but, generally, I'd say that the possibilities for an American dream are more limited in Russia than in the States.. but also the social safety net is more dense - especially health insurance policy..
is there's freedom to speak truth without reprocesson? - it sort of depends on what your standard is.. Is there a freedom of expression in the United States, as we speak? that can't be answered that easily.. if you're a nobody, then you can talk about what you want.. but once you apply for a higher public position, then you have to start howling with the wolves.. and if you try to fvck up the system, then the system will crush you.. just like in the States..
The most significant difference would be that in the States you can't openly bash the LGBT or BLM policies.. in Russia, it's rather the opposite, it's not explicitly forbidden rather than not advisable to openly promote these ideologies.. Putin is a very strong advocate of a traditional family and general public follows this quite closely (outside of Moscow, that is)..
Russia is now a majority Christian country. No more communism.
I confirm.. Where I live we get plenty of solid info from Russia.. My russian is solid, can't speak fluently but I am able to listen to Putin's speech and understand without major effort.
Russia is a predominantly Christian (orthodox) country. LGBTIQ ideologies are not well tolerated and cannot be openly advertised.. NGOs are rather limited and have to be registered as foreign agents once getting funds from abroad.. Putin is in many ways a true GEOTUS figure there, just like Trump, but with few important differences:
A typical Russian loves freedom, hockey, guns and boobs but prefers a jar of vodka to a Bud light. Not much difference there.. Expect ~70% patriots, ~13% old class communists and ~17% new class commies now called liberals.
Trying to be as brief as possible:
The most significant difference would be that in the States you can't openly bash the LGBT or BLM policies.. in Russia, it's rather the opposite, it's not explicitly forbidden rather than not advisable to openly promote these ideologies.. Putin is a very strong advocate of a traditional family and general public follows this quite closely (outside of Moscow, that is)..