#sanctions

Im understanding now that sanctions of Russia will not make people go to the protests and make a change. Let me explain why.

My country has unreflected trauma of Soviet regime and of 90s (after it collapsed)

People of the 50-70 age - are scared of the government, because they lived though USSR.

People of the 30-40 age - are lived though 90s - decade of deficit in Russia. They know what it’s like to survive in the terrible economy - so this perspective are scaring them less, than perspective of being in jail (even now, when I’m writing this - I’m kinda risking - they just announced the new laws). My mother literally made stock of canned food in case they would have nothing to eat.

People of my age (~20) - are the most likely to protest right now. They never chose this government - I, for example, 20 y.o and I’ve NEVER seen this country WITHOUT Putin. Can you imagine? But there’s not a lots of us.

You may ask: why if people know what it’s like to be scared and poor - they are ready to experience it again?

My answer that this has to do with reflection - analysis of the past. They never done this. Russians, actually, is very traumatized nation. And in my opinion and experience - trauma often makes you more scared, angry, powerless.

Germany, for example, even now, keeps reflecting on its past, that why they are great nation right now.

Russians often go “let’s not talk about the past”, “let’s remember only good stuff”, “well at least we have something now” and etc.

I know that all of it sounds pitily and miserably. It is.

Probably my country on the way to have another trauma. It ether would be USSR 2.0 or Civil war.

I really do not know if I ever would see russia being healthy nation. Really don’t know.

But, of course, sanctions not only about this. It’s also about solidarity and wanting have nothing to do with us. And it’s fair.