So how do Russian nationalists explain the war against Ukraine?
Their working theory is that it’s the fault of Jews. It’s interesting that they are back to blaming Jews when for quite a while they were concentrated on Central Asian Muslims as the biggest enemy.
Russian nationalists believe that Putin was tricked by Jews into starting the war. Jews want to occupy the Southeast of Ukraine and need to eliminate the current population to make space for themselves. Why Jews are so eager to live in a region that’s notoriously ugly and poor is not explained. Neither is the issue of how Jews tricked Putin.
I’ve been following the evolution of Russian nationalism for almost 20 years. It always surprises because it always manages to find the most bizarre narrative to support.
And then people wonder why Russia failed as a nation-state.
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