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Inside the mind of a Russian

February, 24 changed my life like it changed the lives of many others. I could no longer do what I’d been doing before. I could not listen, watch, write, post, or talk the same way, with the same people or in the same places. The first few weeks were filled…

War

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Inside mind of a Russian
Inside mind of a Russian

Jun 6

Fifty shades of shame of being Russian these days

The other day, my dear friend wrote to me: “You should not take it so close. This is not your war”. It made me stop and think. Is it really not my war? If not, why is it so painful? Every new day brings more pain. And more shame. — Brené Brown, in her book about shame, debates that there is a difference between embarrassment, guilt, humiliation, and shame. Well, maybe there is. But since the 24th of February, all of those feelings have been part of my everyday life.

War

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Fifty shades of shame of being Russian these days
Fifty shades of shame of being Russian these days

May 10

Half-truth that led to the army of sadists and rapists

The 9th of May has always been a sacred day for Russians. On this day, our hearts were filled with pride for our army, our country, and our history. Unfortunately, Putin managed to steal it all from us. He stripped us naked and took away our dignity. How did we…

War

4 min read

Half-truth that led to the army of sadists and rapists
Half-truth that led to the army of sadists and rapists
Lidia Chmel

Lidia Chmel

Russian looking for meaning and trying not to go nuts

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