You are absolutely correct with your analysis, however I will push back that it is “imperfectly progressive”. Practically any “progressive” actions that they take are practically only done out of pure pragmatism, such as establishing ties with China for capital reasons, or because the act is anti-US, such as with the Palestinian movement.
Further, most progressive elements that remain are vestiges that remain from the USSR, with those things often times being seen as a negative that they are actively trying to get rid of, such as the USSR’s abortion laws. Beyond that, Russia has sadly become incredibly regressive in almost all aspects, and the decline has been a depressing view of the consequences of the fall of the Union.
Good clarification. The better way to think about it is probably that Russia plays. on the level of international relations, an imperfectly progressive role. Everything you’ve said about internal affairs in Russia seems true, and is echoed by comrades living in Russia.
You are absolutely correct with your analysis, however I will push back that it is “imperfectly progressive”. Practically any “progressive” actions that they take are practically only done out of pure pragmatism, such as establishing ties with China for capital reasons, or because the act is anti-US, such as with the Palestinian movement.
Further, most progressive elements that remain are vestiges that remain from the USSR, with those things often times being seen as a negative that they are actively trying to get rid of, such as the USSR’s abortion laws. Beyond that, Russia has sadly become incredibly regressive in almost all aspects, and the decline has been a depressing view of the consequences of the fall of the Union.
Good clarification. The better way to think about it is probably that Russia plays. on the level of international relations, an imperfectly progressive role. Everything you’ve said about internal affairs in Russia seems true, and is echoed by comrades living in Russia.