• Humanius@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Okay… So he went to Russia in 2003. Considering that the consensus in 2003 was that Russia was still on its way to becoming a democracy I am not that offended by it personally.
    “Putin’s hometown” being St. Petersburg, which is the 2nd biggest city in Russia.

    What is more worrying is all the things that happened since 2003.

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      4 months ago

      Yeah, describing St Petersburg as “Putin’s hometown” is pretty manipulative. It’s a beautiful city, historically a popular tourist destination and home to one of the world’s best museums.

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        4 months ago

        Probably not cheap to chopper into and stay at either, which is the main point, but apparently not sensational enough alone.

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      4 months ago

      I’m surprised they didn’t call it Leningrad to drive home the point. Dude’s a turd, there’s no need to make shit up to make him look bad.