Gratitude in the Shadow of Tyranny

And finding solace where we can

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For many of the Russian citizens who endured the worst this past century had to offer, they look at Vladimir Putin’s leadership as a reprieve. They look at the censorship and oppression of dissent and war in Ukraine and still see a nation doing far better than it had during its worst chapters. Having endured the reigns o…