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Do You Know People Who Violently Resisted The War?
Do you know people who physically and violently resist the war?- Do you see meaning in insurgency and partisan actions? Why?
- 3rd place
Is It Your War?
- Do you consider yourself in any way responsible for the invasion of Ukraine? And if so, what ways have you found to deal with that feeling?
- 4th place
Is Russia culturally diverse on its own?
How do you feel about the treatment of cultural diversity in your own huge country nowadays? Apart from the cultural influence of Western Europe/US-America, can you experience cultural diversity in your country or do you have the impression that a certain kind of Russian culture dominates within Russia? And if so, did you experience a change since the beginning of the war in this respect?- Do you perceive the spread of Western/US culture as a threat to cultural diversity in your state?
- Do you feel that something needs to be done to counter this cultural threat and do you see this happening in Putin's actions (even if you don't agree with all of Putin's goals or his "methods" to reach certain goals)?
- 5th place
How politically active are you?
What is the place of politics and political commitment in your daily life? - 6th place
Why Do You Think the War Started?
What do you think are the geopolitical, strategic reasons for Russia's Aggression against Ukraine? What does the siloviki hope to achieve and what could have been done in the West to prevent Russian Aggression, considering that the Russian leadership acts as a rational agent? - 7th place
How can we (Europeans) trust the Russians who have just emigrated to our country?
How do you imagine the mutual coexistence of Russians living in emigration with the residents of the host countries? How can we trust you?- Are you satisfied with life in Western Europe? Russia and many Russians repeatedly refer to the West as decadent and fascist. How are we to understand it?
- Are you interested in active coexistence with the social majority? Do you have an idea how you, as a very numerous minority, could enrich this coexistence?
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Our stand on the Russian invasion to Ukraine
Russia started the war against Ukraine. This war is happening from 2014. It has only intensified on February 24th 2022. Milions of Ukrainians are suffering. The perpetrators of this must be brought to justice for their crimes.
Russian regime tries to silence its liberal voices. Russian people against the war exist - and the Russian regime tries its best to silence them. We want to prevent that and make their voices heard.
Connection is crucial. The Russian liberal initiatives are hard to read for European public at times. The legal, social and historical context of Russia is not always clear. We want to share information, build bridges and connect the liberal Russia with The West.
We believe in dialogue, not isolation. The oppositional powers in Russia will not be able to change anything without the support of the democratic world. We also believe that the dialogue should go both ways.
The choice is yours. We understand the anger for the Russian crimes. It is up to you whether you want to listen to the Russian people standing against this.