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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: How Putin moulded a new generation of fascists
Description: 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 jus...