>>214561973
Since 2022 Russians have absolutely given up on politics because they've realized they have zero control over their country's policies. Discussing Russian politics is now essentially a taboo in Russia, people will hush you if you bring it up.
You can always talk about how the West has fallen, or the Epstein files, or about wars in the Middle East. But if you actually try to discuss the things that are going in Russia, the future of the country, the possibility of change, people will look at you as if you said something rude. Now people only discuss these things in small groups of close friends in private settings, like back in the USSR.