How Putin moulded a new generation of fascists

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🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The Kremlin has convinced many of Russia’s young people that its invasion of Ukraine is just. In fact, about 62 percent of Russians between the ages of 18 and 24 have shown approval, according to the Levada Center. But how has Putin curated this young generation of fascists? Dr Ian Garner, author of Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia's Fascist Youth, speaks to Arthur Snell to dig into exactly that. “What you’re going to find is that you have a generation of children that believe violence is normal.” “These are teenagers, like what you may know at home, who are just teeangers who want to fit in.” “What the state does is punt out certain materials into the social media world and then just lets people run with them.” www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Arthur Snell. Producer: Chris Jones. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:17.4	condemned what they described as Vladimir Putin's war.
1:21.0	The idea was to draw a distinction between the actions of the Kremlin and the attitudes of ordinary Russians.
1:27.0	But ordinary Russians do appear to support Putin's war, perhaps at a level of 70% or higher, and Putin's
1:34.0	popularity also appears to have risen as it did after the 2014 invasion of Crimea.
1:40.0	And this support extends to young people in Russia,
1:43.0	the ones who are online, sophisticated users of social media,
1:47.0	the ones you might expect to see through the Kremlin's propaganda.
1:51.0	How has Russia managed to produce this generation of pro-war
1:55.4	nationalists? To discuss this issue I'm delighted to be joined by Professor Ian
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