ah, every jury begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word, polish pinnacle rico is in germany to learn german. why not learn with him? it's simple online, on your mobile and free to shop. d w e learning course, nikos vague. german made easy. i've been reporting for a r d as a moscow correspondent for 5 years. everything changed on february 24th 2022. the day russia invaded ukraine. the country i live in is waging war. a war that must not be mentioned as such. and yet has consequences for every one.

over a period of several months, i interviewed for people on how their lives changed in this historic year. and how this war is changing russia. i look at a country that is increasingly shutting itself off in saint petersburg in february 2022 thousands take to the streets to protest against the war. ah. yeah, blah, that is the level of his head. i was almost arrested 3 times to think it was confusing. tangible watching over the many people were angry about what was happening, which is what a lot of police were there for you though. i knew there was a big police convoy at this spot here. what's being him just aims the law grown now . how long gotten doria hakan is a successful tick,

tock her at just 18 years old. she's one of the few who are still protesting against putin's regime. she tells me that the police put pressure on her after the demos, but the, we're going to see them way was they came to my building with a search warrant and searched my apartment for 2 hours and overflowed. then they took me to the police station and put me in custody for 2 days. if i have a way of 30 for that, it would be easier if we and rush, i could say, take to the streets to day every one of the, of the room. i'm here. what did didn't process that, but today hasn't terminated us for 20 years. and he removed any possibility for us to influence policy, which of us f moderately as if it all left. so it's very difficult, davis thought, by the more oh boy than what the wood floors like. while we report from russia, new laws are being passed almost every day. the word war has become taboo. independent media has closed down. thousands have been arrested at demonstrations throughout the country. and the strategy has clearly been successful. protests have

stopped by care and st. petersburg. nothing suggests to war here, almost nothing. dorian, i find these words in the city center. no to war. and putin's russia writing, this could land you in prison. people outside russia need to understand that says daria me, i was just because i thought it's important for me to say that we exist, that we are many with her enough despite everything and for loving us just for one wrong word or wrongly word at sentence on social media, you can get 10 years in prison, the floor. it's difficult to say anything, now you're good enough, but i am certain civil society will still find ways to make its opinions known. will she turn out to be right? with slang? it opens the info still to president zalinski is false, phone keeps her position and he could shift on his plum author's de la didn't

mother you thought linda 1000 is and thought fun lately. half a while gone african lies from them than an end. who from funding von highs on the v, i knew the sheets and the eula makes moving. i can and copa food included. i knew it wasn't enough by mid march. hundreds of thousands of russians had fled abroad, not just from moscow. constantino's nose is also thinking about leaving the country. that wasn't happening until recently. i lived in a relatively open country where a travel was possible. now i'm suddenly living in an isolated country and that's traumatized as well. you know, in this day, what did it at the me know which in turn you ah, you see who beneath the hood of constantine is in his mid fifties and works in the

i t industry. his wife oscio on his throat and co is a translator. yes, and they now want to leave their country due to rushes war by it. is it near change? but it's a big decision. lizzie, best casual, we feel something like this. if we stayed here, we would be silently supporting what the state is doing. i think now for example, by paying taxes that finance the war and the army. and we don't want to be complicit in what's happening in russia right now. we so just think america was pretty much just gracie, he which so the couple have 2 children and 2 cats, their son philip and their daughter, who prefers not to be on camera. they haven't yet decided where they will emigrate to germany. israel constantine is putting together all their documents in the hope that everything will work out. hello

steve. but to understand what's really happening in russia, you have to get out of moscow, for example, here in the south in the estoppel region. many of the soldiers fighting in ukraine come from this region end up with we visit a farm with an amusement park. it's popular with families and rahman pon marie off is the boss. he's in his late thirties, a pollutant supporter, just like the majority of russians. that's useless to upset us to put when a country gets into a difficult situation. people eat more and stockpile more. also, voices, episodes of bull shit. but rum on hopes for a good harvest this year. his cucumbers, tomatoes, and strawberries are vaccinated against bugs, not sprayed. he says his farm is organic. he hasn't noticed the western sanctions.

he says he doesn't have any western machinery. the tractors are from belarus 2 of his employees are fighting as soldiers against ukraine. roman tells us he's erected a large ze made of straw, a symbol of support for the special operation. but just a rose physical also, o climb in favor of the special operation that our government is conducting. a beast new, rusty musical boost. yes, my neighbor installed a cannon on his property way, was cecilia, and pointed it at my house. stay at my family in a problem. well, we don't. well, even if all the neighbors said he wouldn't shoot the cannon wouldn't, i wouldn't like that situation. me out of his thoughts. venues. raymond believes

the russian propaganda that ukraine is an imminent threat to russia. in june, i visit constantino's nurse known as costa and his family and moscow. again, they decided in 10 days they will emigrate to israel. they've never been there before. like fast enough critically change. i feel fear, adventure, panic, uncertainty, joy, a combination of all the emotions. our kids are much more nervous than we are, especially our older daughter got on the bush. chem or universe? yes. can you bring acquaint? no, i'm excited. well, 20 little boy, the 2 cats are also coming along. i wonder if it's really sunk in what this family is up against.

so any that coca cola, which if it's not, it's whole how i wanted it to be going up. israel is a very difficult country. now it looks like it's inevitable, is near a choice when you don't really have a choice. this is the liberal fear for fever butterfly she will flung. they've gathered all the documents to prove that konstantin has jewish roots. there they will be able to get his railey passports. we're chance lang of it. i watch honestly, i would love to work and live in russia if russia were an open, friendly country that was evolving a calm and humane country. if we had an influence on life in russia and we could have some kind of voice lumber, but that's not possible at all. it had to reason if it's done no, each other search and i knew more. hm. what i notice again and again is resignation . and it's increasing even among those who protests against the war at 1st.

in st. petersburg, daria hakan and her boyfriend don yale, were suddenly threatened by strangers campbell, i'm the 1st we were off work and woke up at 12 o'clock to knock on the door. so i went to the people. at 1st we thought it was the police. then i saw that the people was painted over with red paint. i opened the door to a huge pile of down on the next day, daniel was going to work. he was swearing loudly and said come here quick. the door was doused with a green chemical and there were fliers addressed to me personally saying i was a finish nazi because i have a finish. last name. there were threats were close by just wait and another pile of dung at the door. this says traitor, and there was a black strip next to it. we think it's a morning ribbon people stick on portraits of the deceased. so it was also a threat rosa. they filed a complaint, but the police didn't solve the case. daria won't let herself be so easily

intimidated. she's planning the 1st anniversary event of a local opposition movement. she found it called my arc. it criticizes those in power and aims to unite opposition forces. can the event take place without problems? ah, with i find blank what a contrast there is fighting in ukraine and here there's a party in there pretty quick. like when we're back with raymond, the farmer from stop repub, they're throwing a foam party at his small amusement park with the straw figures. it's one of russia's most important, national holidays, j b. i webber, but in russia day, let me know if a, but i think as much i,

it's all about patriotism. yeah. i see. yeah. for me this holiday means that all russians united to support each other. i including when it comes to the special operations in those with one not with blood on the blind. my friends from germany, sometimes ask me if you can still live normally in russia. come up here. you see that you can see, in fact, the special operation ukraine seems quite far away and even in people's minds, oh well, even though many soldiers and volunteers went there from this region. but here there's great support. don't just assemble, why not support top boys participating in the special operation? i found out every one. ah, i

stop repose cemetery is just 40 minutes away. russian soldiers who died in ukraine are buried here. we're not welcome with our camera. because talking to foreign media can cause problems for relatives as it in when i know that this here is just one small city of very many in this

region of russia. so there are $40.00 to $50.00 grabs here, which to label. most of them were paratroopers who died in ukraine teen season comes and and more are added every week. that is a game the kents, m oscar that will cut you know from in that right off the clinicians type cuffed as i'm so name and math when some site formed as i'm gonna sign system into towels and save in this in the invoice of guy getting delicate in as a future movie, harrison, the of it softly shall be the good was amount of a phone, phone of i'm kind of source of it is it's just fun shots, conselium hope, misty zealand, osland. i noticed while yet again, the ceiling is empty them and we have another meeting with daria, today's the one year anniversary of her political organization in difficult times

in feeling excitement. daria and her team planned to talk about police violence. among other things. she warns us that the police themselves could disrupt the event. i wish to speak to you, please. no political events are happening in st. petersburg or if they are then only behind closed doors, let them. because there's always a risk of going to jail study. we've been waiting for an occasion to meet like today because it's meetings like this that are really lacking right now. and the activism of the opposition, of sure peaks on fusion, even if we help the police don't show up. no it. is that a real risk? oh versus what as it happened the last 2 times with us. yes. once i was detained before the meetings, i couldn't get there with the 2nd time they waited at the exit for ages sunny but then they didn't detain anyone or enter the building yesterday. and this time, so yeah, the fact that i'm here is probably a good sign is pretty slow. her daria's goal is to draw attention to local

political grievances. but hardly any one turns up on. this is for me, some for me, this somehow represents the opposition in russia. it's supposed to be starting now, but nobody's here. half of the people here are journalists, despite the fact that daria has more than 150000 followers on tick tock. people are probably just too afraid, understandably so, since under putin, the russians have learned that it's better not to interfere in politics. daria is one of the few who takes risks and does it anyway. it's the day of departure for constantine's family. it's very hectic. but the main

thing is that the documents are packed. finding the shock i'm panicking in shock. there's a complete lack of emotion that was said was i'm in the zone quick, quick quick. it's a pity, we've lost some treasured possession, but it's too late for that now. we've actually been in our lives are changing and you shouldn't dwell in on the past about some of them it in israel, they plan to stay with friends at 1st. other than that, they have no further plans yet. i son, a daughter, a father, a mother, and the 2 cats. off to start a new life. in moscow, the warren ukraine remains invisible in europe's largest city. you can choose to

completely ignore europe's most serious war in decades. as muslims almost go and summer is lively, as always find val kind of it. and i don't notice any changes at all gung and even chains like this. starbucks have been long replaced by a russian owner hovel. even the logos, the same starbucks has just been changed to stars. coffee. russia imitates western brands. by summer, the economic consequences are hardly noticeable. although over a 1000 western companies have left the country and russia is threatened with a severe recession. it's becoming increasingly difficult for us foreign journalists to do our jobs in fall. there's some news that changes things a lot and it will cut, you know, if he were to listen to fuck and so shuffle in burnett's. com, mccoy, the steven baldwin on the host. i have to get him to austin, cut, you know,

sources and starts to get into the cabinet. walter cut into the studio with an unbelievable people. she forgot zoom gleiss came in cuz he didn't put in at any time. we'll be in the home and garden it. it's thought i 100000 as of his design. yes, diety. i've spoken to puzzle about my mention i'll address lies, philosophy languish, london. now mind to convince you back on not keania hundreds of thousands fled russia before the mobilization. and the october must come into my here in moscow at the end of october and the city has changed a completely clear discount. you don't see it at 1st glance in, but you feel it very strongly stunned. people are in a state of stress lesson many left the country after the announcement of the mobilization here in russia. yes. oh via and you can feel it in the building. i live in as well as a people have been leaving hostile. lots of apartments are empty. tito launched in

and in stop ripple. ramen is out planting lavender. this is not shipped to mr. glen. this is going to be a cultural area with flowers, with food. this with it though it so when a couple a bit is where the whole area will be sort of a photo zone for a selfie zone. mr. submit that on like we're building our own pulse here. so you don't have to go to france when he is as well for i'm so baba, most known as this was glued sword, but i lost the on romans farm preparations for the next season or underway. the pumpkin has to go. the land is being cleared. and the plants for next year are growing in the green house. i ask rahman, what has changed for him this year? nicotine, going to skip his new genuine. i don't see any big changes. i don't really. i mean,

we're working in the same rhythm as last year, and the year before last was over from the martinez. so slowly should that i don't see any changes in the morals fear either. you feel more, but it's quite possible that patriotism is increasing susie's search. additionally, we've been, is that see because of the partial mobilization, which called up more people from bowman, my been, his us relatives are starting to support their boys more, which would give you a looseness to think of them moment in romance case. the conviction that his russia is doing the right thing has continued to grow. he expresses no criticism of putin. on the contrary, raymond is convinced that everything is going right. else can little. oh yes ma'am, but just so the russian people obviously support the leaders of this country. storm liberty. but sure, because they are the professional. so aneice beside least they know better than the

common people and they're doing it right. you do it private, evenly. if we see that it's being done right, when 90 percent of the time, everything is done right. what simple do it's of so problem will russia when finished? of course finished it in the beginning, it seemed like it was going to happen fast as always that i would use them. that's no longer the case cuz it's a battle. but i still think it's unlikely to take 10 years. i say could by rahman and i have talked a lot, it seems to me that his view has become more entrenched even by september, russian authorities were already estimating that 6000 soldiers had been killed. observers believe the number is significantly higher sounds. melson was one of our 1st visit here to the cemetery in stockbroker. there

was only this row of soldiers graves my head now we returned and a new row has been added and the war is causing more and more problems for russia to kill us. landstar teak ish to good book and so kim is stored on x plus yo and we have a shady bottoms was osha for richard cronin. his own total city wasn't the i'm go for was a shock. our treatment comes corner filthy, stated from the law, keeping itself as owls massive in at, on the s and takes time. but c is voiding cough back on to almost fun backups up yet, that i still don't feel crippled, sent. it will cut ignition in ag, informational towards are still 12 wisconsin. it's welcome, outcast, sun, in desert, or come in and i look at, oh, button start has long hub. mine will not be uncommon from clayton. there shall go. doctor fayette,

we are in jerusalem. ah, we've come to visit constantine at his new home. elemental. he's hardly changed. and the buildings and jerusalem don't seem very different from those in russia. was emigration. the right decision is decent. i don't feel lonely here. it's like a piece of russia moved here with me. people i was in contact with in russia. mm hm . have also moved here. got sort of a dom up shelter. ah sia continues to work from home as a translator for her old company. konstantin doesn't have a job yet and he hasn't really started looking for one. the i t industry is booming in israel, but constantine is not finding it easy to navigate such a different job market.

telling you that he had been in the at the muscle sco amena in the person. a mental constantine's thoughts are often with his parents at home and st. petersburg. he calls them almost every day but he believes the decision to emigrate was the right one. okay let's how do you feel about constantine and his family being here? now, what is the chem for course we missed cost. yeah, we miss our grandson but i already told him in the summer it was no other way. and especially now when mobilization is likely to start again, it's just dangerous to be hands on deck the car. do you feel about the situation in russia? shortsale shop got a she to the situation is very upsetting. sad, disturbing. there's no peace for the sun. butler

constantine has far fewer of these feelings here in israel. we have his buckling it, but alas, i guess i'm calmer. here's enough. at times i would lie in bed in russia and hear footsteps on the stairs and think, what's that? no, they didn't come for me. no police came yet. but judging by everything i saw on social media, it was very dangerous. they're not to love it, but that was my health and i was scared that will help us her will. now of course, things are calmer in that respect what she chest ganesh, noticed with him with machine his buckwheat. ah sia has invited other russian exiles to a living room concert to day. artistic pursuits are her real passion. they give her strength, lucrative as they were, learning to live here and were learning to enjoy every thing we experience glenmere

pushing, resume chairs, enjoying it is an important part of our life right now. i'm still a good thing because we'll always managed to be sad anyway. what, you know, florida we have many difficulties and obstacles to overcome with the couple. see their future here in israel for now until things change. and russia . konstantin, however, hopes to be able to visit his parents soon. it's winter in saint petersburg, whom we haven't heard from dorian, the young, political activist from the city for a long time. she ignores messages and calls. the lights are off in her apartment. she rarely posts political content on her channels. did the police intimidate her?

i tried to call her one last time. as all the animals king dois about. so the call went through, but she declined it. that's a shame that saw them. i suspect now in winter, the pressure has become too much for her as well. what will i take with me from this year in russia? huge upheaval, political unrest, economic chaos, like some were expecting, have so far failed to materialize. the last vestiges of freedom for dissenters are no longer there. what remains is the realization that any one who is not in support had better keep quiet in the new russia. because the country is at war. ah,

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