An investigation by Novaya Gazeta Europe has revealed that there has been a sharp increase in the use of hate speech by Russian pro-government media outlets since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Given how rabidly bellicose they are now, I find it more remarkable that they were still half as atrocious back when they didn’t even have war-driven nationalistic fervor as an “excuse”.
Given how rabidly bellicose they are now, I find it more remarkable that they were still half as atrocious back when they didn’t even have war-driven nationalistic fervor as an “excuse”.