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UK, EU, Canada, Ireland, USA, Mexico, Japan, South Korea,China, Australia all with many DIFFERENT languages and dialects. Yet all understand each other's cultures and exchange culture.
Russia is a dark hole. Putin's control of social media ad reporting isolates Russia as did the Soviets..
You yourself say you do not watch Russian TV and 'propaganda', you watch western media. That would imply you are not in Russia.
Yes, Russian fans of Taylor Swift, also known as "Russian Swifties", are able to watch her videos. Despite many Western performers avoiding Russia since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian Swifties have found ways to access Swift's content. They've set up fan groups and created workarounds to ensure they can connect with other Swifties around the world.
As you can see people naturally want to mix and communicate. Open communication is a threat to Putin. Views outside Russia that refute his clams get into Russia.
In our media we hear what people outside the USA say and think about us.
Our issues and problems are open to the rest of the world. We openly debate our problems. You see it on the form. The consequences of slavery are debated openly and taught in schools, not hidden.
How is Stalin treated in Russian schools? How is the warcovered in Russia and discussed publicly?