or the truth again, and this time the exiled turkish journalist meets svetlana itsyana, sky, exiled leader of the opposition and bella reuss. of course, i'm tired and tired, physically untied. morally, it's too much on my shoulders, but i have to hold this weight because i'm responsible for the shall fall country for the people who are behind the boss. guardians of truth starts february 18th on d w. ah ah, i've been reporting for a r d as a moscow correspondent for 5 years. everything changed. on february 24th 2022. the de 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 a look at a country that is increasingly shutting itself off with st. petersburg in february 2022 thousands take to the streets to protest against the war. ah, yeah, blood that isn't the whole of him. i was almost arrested 3 times to think it was confusing tanny solution already. many people were angry about what was happening, which is what a lot of police were there. even though i knew there was a big police conway at this spot here. what's being him? just themes the alcohol. now. how long gotten doria hickin 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, what we're going to see them way was they came to my building with a search warrant and searched my apartment for 2 hours. it was full of books, then they took me to the police station and put me in custody for 2 days. it by 12, a way of the way for that it would be easier if we in rush i could say take to the streets to day. every one of those you have to move. you didn't didn't process that, but today has intimidated us for 20 years. and he removed any possibility for us to influence policy, which of us, wiley, is a bit less so it's very difficult, davis thought. but 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 mike here in saint petersburg. nothing suggest to war here. almost nothing . dorian, i find these words in the city center, no, to war. in putin's russia writing, this could land you in prison. people outside russia need to understand that, says daria, give me a, was this because it's thought it's important for me to say that we exist, that we are many littering of despite everything and for the hearing of death for one wrong word or wrong. the word at sentence on social media, you can get 10 years in prison floor. it's difficult to say anything now you have enough, but i'm certain civil society will still find ways to make its opinions known. will she turn out to be right? with swaying elephant, the tv in postal to president zalinski spoke. phone keeps up with

a good shift on this time on thursday, loud in mother you thought linda 1000 is and thought fun lately. half a wall gone up cushman lies from them in who from falling. vaughn was on the car the i knew the seats and to eula makes moving. i can, and copa foot included, i know it wasn't 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 the facility until recently, i lived in a relatively open country where a travel was possible. now i'm suddenly living in an isolated country in that's traumatized as a little in history. it did him at the me know which interview ah,

yes, you can. you know, the fun of constantine is in his mid fifties and works in the i t industry. his wife oscio on his threatened color is a translator. yes. and they now want to leave their country due to russia's war by . it is near the edge. but it's a big decision. this, the 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, she was pretty much just gracie, he which so the couple had 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.

oh, 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 stab rapport region. many of the soldiers fighting in ukraine come from this region. 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 putin supporter, just like the majority of russians. that's useless to upset us to play when a country gets into a difficult situation, people eat more harm 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 upset, 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, we'll do. i wouldn't like that situation. we had this thoughts. venues. raymond believes the russian propaganda that ukraine is an imminent threat to russia.

ah, 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. fashion that particular 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. then you bring acquaint? no, i'm excited. will 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 neither cookie on the table, which is, it's not at all how i wanted it to be thrown up. israel is a very difficult country. now, it looks like it's inevitable or live near

a choice when you don't really have a choice that the liberal fear fulfill her butterfly, cyril flanders. they've gathered all the documents to prove that konstantin has jewish roots there. they will be able to get his really passports, we're chance longer gonna 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 and the stunning 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 protest against the war at 1st. in st. petersburg, daria hakan and her boyfriend danielle,

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 at 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 finished 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 eoc. it criticizes those in power and aims to unite opposition forces. can the event take place without

problems? ah, with us, i unplugged what a contrast there is fighting in ukraine and here there's a party in love. they are 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 a, it's all about patriotism. yeah. i see. yeah. for me, this holiday means that all russians unite to support each other,

including when it comes to the special operation. with god. why not with blood sunday blind, my friends from germany sometimes asked me if you can still live normally in russia . come on here, you see that you can see in fact, the special operation ukraine seems quite far away, 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 but not support our boys participating in the special operation. i found out every one ah ah,

stub 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. ah, is it in when i notice that this here is just one small city of very many in this region of russia? so there are $40.00 to $50.00 grapes here, which to level most of them were paratroopers who died in ukraine. dean was hidden,

absent in hampton, and more are added every week. it is a game, the kents, m. oscar del cut, you know him from in that vita, he will clinicians type cuffed as him soon in math. some site foamed as i'm gonna sign this medicine. tullison seed bin this indian good boy of guy. be a very delicate, you know, a few movie, harrison events. hopefully she'll be in the good was found out the phone, phone of on kind of source of visits, chest fun shots, conselium hope, misty zealand, osland. and it's funny yet again. didn't cecile isn't that we have another meeting with daria? today's the one year anniversary of her political organization in difficult times in feeling side, when daria and her team plan 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 for them. because there's always a risk of going to jail study or that 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 peak from fusion. even if we help the police don't show up. no it is that a real risk? oh person, but as it happened the last 2 times. yes. once i was detained before the meetings, i couldn't get there. this was the 2nd time they waited at the exit for ages and 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. it's pretty so dari, his goal is to draw attention to local political grievances, but hardly any one turns up and visit for

me. so 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 any way. it's the day of departure for constantine's family. it's very hectic. but the main thing is that the documents are packed finally, gosh, oak. i'm panicking in shock. there's

a complete lack of emotion that was said was i'm in the zone quick, quick, quick cover. it's a pity, we've lost some treasured possession, but it's too late for that. now when chip ended me, our lives are changing. and you shouldn't dwell human on the past. of us i live in israel. they plan to stay with friends at 1st. other than that, they have no further plans yet. my son, a daughter, a father and 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 moscow himself, moscow in summer, is lively as always find val kind of it. and i don't notice any changes at all guns 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 i were to listen to fuck and so shuffle in burnett's. com, mccoy, the student baldwin on the host. i have to didn't assume cut, you need to also sen, stotts. committed to the cabinet. walter, you knew this would go with an unbelievable people. she forgot zoom,

gleiss came and i didn't put in at any time. we'll be in the home and garden it. it's thought i won't a 1000 as of his design yet. i had told i've spoken to puzzled about my medicine. i'll address lies, philosophy languish, london. no mind to convince you back on knock you on, you hundreds of thousands fled russia before the mobilization. and the little band must come in this mind here in moscow at the end of october. and the city has changed completely. spiritus come, 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, yeah. 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, pita one, hosting and install bravo. raman is out planting lavender. this is not ship to mr. this is going to be a cultural area with flowers,

good food. first with it though, it, so pull a couple of a bit into what the whole area will be a sort of a photo zone for a selfie zone. mr. sublease, that on the we're building our own pulse here. so you don't have to go to friends when he is as well for i'm so bob morse known as this was glued sword. but i lost the hon. ramen's farm preparations for the next season, or under way the pumpkin has to go. the land is being cleared and the plants for next year are growing in the greenhouse i ask rahman what has changed for him this year? and he could, you could just give his new shirt, but i don't see any big changes. so, boom, city, i mean we're working in the same rhythm as last year. and the year before last was over from the miraculous though, let sure that i don't see any changes in the moral sphere either the most. but it's

quite possible that patriotism is increasing. susie's search additionally we've been is that c because of the partial mobilization, quite which called up more people bum bum. and my bid, as us relatives are starting to support their boys more, which would just shoot you personally 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, ramon is convinced that everything is going right. i will scan little. oh yes ma'am, but just the russian people obviously support the leaders of this country. storm liberty, but sure, because they are the professionals. so aneice, beside least they know better than the common people up and they're doing it right and do it privately. if we, if we see that it's being done right,

when 90 percent of the time, everything is done right. but simple do it's of, so problem will russia, when, when years of course finished that included in the beginning, it seemed like it was going to happen fast as always, that of 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 found them elson was one of our 1st visit here to the cemetery and stockbroker. there was only this row of soldiers graves my head of now we returned and a new row has been added up. and the war is causing more and

more problems for russia to kill us. landstar t gosh. wish to good book. and so kim is stuart? yeah, next was yo and we have a shady bottoms was osha, ferguson printed on his own. on total, cindy wasn't the, i'm go for was he shall got treatment come stolen, filthy, stated from the law. keeping the 12 else massive in, at the essence takes time, but sees voting cough back on to only spun back out here that i still don't feel tripled sent. it will cut ignition in a geek in functional to what they're still told him. was lands vehicle from outcast sun in desert or come in and i look at oh button start has long hub. i'm going id unconfident, hygienist, shes adopting a fight. we're in jerusalem with ah,

we've come to visit constantine at his new home and he's hardly changed. and the buildings in 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. have also moved here. got to me a dom up. chelsea 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 you know, with in the, at the muscle sco amena and the person,

the 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 horse? we missed cost. yeah. we miss our grandson. yeah. 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 sheet. the situation is very upsetting, sad, disturbing. there's no peace for the sun in butler constantine has far fewer of these feelings here in israel. we have

a spoke with you personally. i guess i'm calmer here in augusta. 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 from me. you know, 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 just myself. and i was scared umbrella, boston, her willing. now of course things are calmer in that respect what she just cognition us with. i'm with machine. yes, buckley oscio has invited other russian exiles to a living room concert. today, artistic pursuits are her real passion. they give her strength. logitech is it, they were learning to live here and we're learning to enjoy everything we experience planning, pushing, residential, enjoying it is an important part of our life right now. i'm still good because we'll always managed to be sad anyway. good. 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 constantine however, hopes to be able to visit his parents soon. it's winter and st. 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 little king dois about. so the call went through, but she declined it. that's a shame they thought 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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