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“My father handed my passport over to the draft board”: How war aggravated generational conflict in Russia (web.archive.org)

submitted 1 year ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/news@beehaw.org

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Amidst the war outbreak, numerous Russians experienced miscommunication with their close ones, resulting in family disputes, workplace conflicts, and strained friendships due to divergent perspectives. In interviews conducted by The Insider, people recounted their accounts of clashes with parents who resorted to threats of psychiatric hospitalization and involvement of the FSB, attempted to enforce military service, and accused them of “consorting with fascists.”

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[–] interolivary@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Amid the ongoing mobilization, Valery made the decision to depart from Russia and seek refuge in Kazakhstan. However, his plans were hindered by his father, a Russian Orthodox Church priest

Emphasis mine. Somehow it seems incredible to me that a priest is trying to force his son to go to war

[–] SpaceCadet2000@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

The Russian Orthodox Church is a subsection of the FSB.

[–] Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 5 points 1 year ago

Wow, clearly the previous generation in Russia are the ones that have been brainwashed, while the current are fighting against it. They do things differently in Russia.

[–] ElZoido@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

It's sad to see how many parents seem to be perfectly fine with sending their sons into the meat grinder for a man that wouldn't even piss on them if they were on fire.