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同独裁中国类似,Why Russian society often appears passive and submissive to authority. Why do they have no voice? Some attribute it to fear or systemic repression — and that’s partly true. But a deeper question is: how did it get this way?
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The truth lies in centuries of historical development. Unlike Western Europe, which gradually evolved through stages of agriculture, industrialization, and the rise of individual rights, large parts of Russia were geographically isolated and politically centralized. As a result, many democratic and humanistic ideals never took root.
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从历史角度看,乌克兰比俄罗斯要先进:
For example, on the territory of modern Ukraine, there were advanced cultures like Trypillia thousands of years ago, and later, European values were shared through the Scythian and Sarmatian kingdoms, early urbanization, and even early democratic practices.
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Meanwhile, much of northern Russia remained tribal or under Mongol influence for centuries longer.