Reality in Russia

“Put the smartphone in the microwave when criticized”

(Bild: krone.tv)

The day after the Russian election, the big analysis begins: How will Vladimir Putin's presidency continue? How are people in Russia doing in everyday life? krone.at Russia expert Angelika Eliseeva takes a deep look in the krone.tv interview.

Eliseeva, who herself lived and worked in Moscow for a long time, assesses the situation in Russia as follows: "The dissatisfaction is of course very great and the courage of every single person who dares to take to the streets and undertake protest actions despite this repression and the long imprisonment in camps is to be highly commended. I take my hat off to each and every one of them!"

krone.at-Russia expert Angelika Eliseeva(Bild: krone.tv)

Those arrested are in custody and there are already videos showing that a woman who poured coloring liquid into a ballot box is already in custody and sitting in the dock in the courtroom in cages. Eliseeva: "The dock is surrounded by a cage in which prisoners are locked up."

During her job as a journalist in Moscow, there were a few situations where she had already developed a kind of paranoia. That's why she took a few rules to heart. For example: "If you want to say something critical, put your smartphone in the microwave so that you can't be overheard so easily."

As far as Russians' satisfaction with President Putin is concerned, the krone.at editor says: "The Russian population is very dictatorial and simply finds it convenient to have a strong leader. And they often do as he says."