The Dying Russians
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 4:00 am
The Dying Russians
Between 1992 and 2009, the Russian population declined by almost seven million people, or nearly 5% — a rate unheard of in Europe since World War II.
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Very interesting little article regarding the out-sized population decline of the USSR and Russian Federation, by Masha Gessen. I'm not a fan of hers, by the way, but it's well written and does justice to an investigation into the causes of broad, multi-generational population decline.
Not being Russian, while I admire their civilization, my interest is closer to home. Legacy American mortality has been increasing alarmingly with diseases of dispair: alcoholism, drug addiction, and suicide. I see many parallels between the loss of hope in Russian society and that which we see in American society today.
Particularly with the social isolation of the COVID-40,000 era, my concern grows about the sense of blackpilled hopelessness that is so alien to the American spirit.
Between 1992 and 2009, the Russian population declined by almost seven million people, or nearly 5% — a rate unheard of in Europe since World War II.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the- ... ket-newtab
Very interesting little article regarding the out-sized population decline of the USSR and Russian Federation, by Masha Gessen. I'm not a fan of hers, by the way, but it's well written and does justice to an investigation into the causes of broad, multi-generational population decline.
Not being Russian, while I admire their civilization, my interest is closer to home. Legacy American mortality has been increasing alarmingly with diseases of dispair: alcoholism, drug addiction, and suicide. I see many parallels between the loss of hope in Russian society and that which we see in American society today.
Particularly with the social isolation of the COVID-40,000 era, my concern grows about the sense of blackpilled hopelessness that is so alien to the American spirit.