Putin's Russia: A Country at War with Itself

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Published 2024-03-09
Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has brought war back to Europe and is transforming Russia itself— dissent is crushed, propaganda is raging and fear is everywhere. Filmed over 12 months with unparalleled access, VICE News documents how this war is pushing the country from authoritarianism to dictatorship.

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All Comments (21)
  • @Unlikely_Pirate
    It’s been ten mins since this was uploaded and people are already saying it’s Ukraine propaganda. This is 44 mins long. You have not watched it. Also, Russia does terrible things under a brutal wannabe dictator. It’s ok to admit it. That doesn’t make all the people who live there bad.
  • @cj41079
    Soldier said protect motherland from invasion but they are invading Ukraine.....Are they that stupid?
  • @ben-mulchi
    As a Chilean whose parents went through Dictatorship, I admire Artyom so fucking much, dude got beat up, violated, and still protests and stands strong from within court, his spirit is unbeatable.
  • @AP-kn1mp
    Russians fighting to defend the "motherland" Bro, You're invading another Country 🤦
  • @DarkVadimjke
    im Russian, i live in Russia. Its only a glimpse on what is really going on here. The level of repression is insane. I'm afraid to share my opinions in conversations with anyone outside of my family and close friends. When people say that Russians should just overthrow the government - they really don't understand what is going on here. Thousands peoples are in jail just for posting comments online or speaking out against the ***. I'm actually considering risks of posting this comment
  • @buzzin010
    using the term nazis to define anybody who doesn't agree with you is insane
  • @Chad-xs2de
    The propagandist said when defending anti-speech laws: "We're at war with another country". I thought it was a "special military operation"?
  • My grandparents were teens during WW2 in Germany. This reminds me a lot of the stories they told. Russians got their very own Führer now...
  • @Lazirus951
    7 years in prison for poetry says it all.
  • @user-nc1tg5no7l
    that old man is trying so hard not to say the wrong thing.
  • @TheBenzKid
    Poor father doesn't understand the Russian Regime sent him that letter about his son doing so well yet in reality is dead. It's a known thing that when families investigate their sons in the military they send that paperwork out to the families. I feel terrible for the father and son being put in such a terrible position ruining their lives.
  • @carlosclaptrix
    "I will defend my motherland!" Against whom? You have not been attacked. Uncanny how propaganda is working.
  • @konceptsketcher
    It's funny how the bots complain about propaganda when this actually paints normal russians as humanely as possible, attending the circumstances.
  • @oseqq
    Hey, Tucker Carlson, look how wonderful Russia is.
  • @Duhclay
    Remember, In Fascism the among the first things to go are the Arts. Poetry, Literature, Paintings...journalism.
  • What is VICE doing showcasing the faces of so many of the interviewees? This isn't the first time they've pulled something like this. The man Yuri also specifically requested his name be concealed, what makes them think he would be ok with his face being shown on full display?
  • @Cybersawz
    When you are canon fodder, you don't need any training.
  • @PHILD0
    "Putin cares about the deployed" says the deployed man's father... That is so sad, he has no idea.
  • @56cv
    I'm a Russian and I absolutely HATE what Russia has become 🤮🤮🤮 Absolutely horrible, ruthless and shameless regime.