How Racist are Russians?

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Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the racist of them all? The answer is unknown. Very few countries actually keep track of hate crimes, and the research on this topic is, to put it mildly, insufficient. 

Maybe Russia is not the most racist country in the world, although it is hard to determine exactly which country can claim the title. However, considering the overall level of corruption, especially when it comes to the police force and the judicial system, the problems Russians experience with racism are insurmountable.

So, how racist are Russians?

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Russia: What is Going on Right Now? (Part 2)

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In our last post, we discussed what groups of people openly support the Putin's regime. In this post, we will examine the groups that oppose his rule.

It is important to point out that, according to many leading economists, the Russian society, on the whole, would benefit from changing the current leadership model. However, very few understand it and even fewer are willing to declare this openly.

According to the IMF, the Russian economy was in a stall mode after Crimea, especially with Putin keeping a nose-up attitude. When the war with Ukraine broke out, with oil prices falling, the Russian economy entered a nosedive. Now, as sanctions are taking their toll on the Russian economy, it is basically in a tailspin. The prices continue to grow, and they are growing faster than the paychecks. Actually, the paychecks are getting smaller. The trickle-down effect is working against Russians because there is not much to trickle down these days. Source

So who are all those brave souls who are willing to admit that something is just not right up there, in the higher echelons of power?

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