Putin's Russia Cultivates Hollow Soviet Retro-Utopia
The article examines how Putin's Russia promotes a nostalgic cult of the Soviet Union as a hollow retro-utopia, masking the realities of war and repression. Moscow, along with Saint Petersburg, remains Russia's largest and most important metropolis. Since 1918, the Russian government has been seated in the Kremlin, granting the city significant privileges even during wartime. The capital projects an image of normalcy, denying the existence of war because it is not allowed to exist. This disconnect between official narrative and lived reality is central to the regime's propaganda.
Key facts
- Putin's Russia cultivates a cult of the Soviet Union as a hollow retro-utopia.
- Moscow and Saint Petersburg are Russia's largest and most important metropolises.
- The Russian government has been in the Kremlin since 1918.
- Moscow enjoys significant privileges due to the Kremlin's presence.
- These privileges persist even in times of war.
- The official narrative in Moscow denies the existence of war.
- The article is from Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ).
Entities
Institutions
- Kremlin
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Locations
- Russia
- Moscow
- Saint Petersburg