Could it be the most important thing Iโ€™ve ever written? Could it be a theory explaining how Russians are simultaneously in a highly individualistic and an immerse, collective society? Yes and yes. (Link below ๐Ÿ‘‡)

Aug 31, 2026 ยท 8:58 AM UTC

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The whole piece is here. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.โ€ฆ

Ambient war: Stalingrad memory and Russian state-aligned Telegram networks in the war against...

The idea of fighting World War II again has been an important feature of Russian state-aligned discourse about the ongoing war in Ukraine. This article examines...

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Fantastic! Congratulations! This WILL be cited in the future for sure (including by me...)
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Now the fun part of waiting for 5 years to see if it will be cited 100 or zero times. ๐Ÿ™ƒ
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Replying to @irgarner
Looks really interesting!
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"We have always been at war with Oceania" --Ministry of Truth
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Well I read the abstract. It kind of reminds me of something you wrote in your book that Russia wants young people to perceive that there is a persistent threat of war from the outside. This helps with recruitment and other pro war military within Russia.
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They do all this,instead of promoting trasgenders
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If it is the most important thing you wrote, why not write an article saying Telegram is the key to understanding Russia? You can start by saying that before Telegram, no person was able to comprehend Russia and Russian culture, and only you changed the situation.
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