cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/4931252
Here you can see a trailer (3 min, scroll to the bottom of the page)
More about the film and upcoming events to watch across the globe are on the documentary’s website: https://www.childreninthefire.com/
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Children in the Fire [is] a new documentary directed by Evgeny Afineevsky, a Russian-born, US-based film-maker whose previous works include Cries from Syria, about the Syrian civil war, and the Oscar-nominated Winter on Fire, which covered the 2013-14 Euromaidan protests in Ukraine. Along with horrifying stories of abduction and forced adoption, the new film also features children who have endured extensive burns, injuries and amputations since February 2022.
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The film includes footage of Putin stating that, “Wars are not won by generals, but rather by schoolteachers and priests.”
“He is saying that re-education is the key element of winning the war. And it applies not only to Ukrainian kids; it applies to the entirety of Russia. He is trying to create a sort of Hitler Youth movement.”
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That’s the example to choose?
Can’t bring up the fascists in WW2 because they don’t want to alienate their base.
it was when russian controlled territory was at its greatest extent. they are advocating for that russia should control eurasian territories all the way from the pacific ocean to france. it’s a very specific russian territorial claim that dates back to josef stalin and puts their full imperial aims on display
Using historical territories as a basis for modern claims? British and Mongolian empires loom omanously.