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Edward Snowden Is Granted Russian Citizenship
- yyyk 4y agoI never had any sympathy to that spy. He hitched his ride to Russia and in a way, he is already being punished by living there. Now that he's a citizen, he better hope he can avoid mobilization. Russian IT Joke: I program in Fortran, Putin can't send me to the front(end)!
- poisonarena 4y ago> he is already being punished by living there It's a shame with whats happening with the war and the governments decisions, but I was fortunate enough to live in Saint Petersburg for several months and I really enjoyed the people I met, the food I ate, and the culture I experienced. I would love an opportunity to live and work there somewhere down the line, and it certainly would not be anything close to a punishment for me.
- yyyk 4y agoRussia is basically a bubble of two large world-class towns, and a gigantic third-world periphery (source: many friends who lived there). You've enjoyed yourself at one time, but the bubble is starting to burst, and Russia will not be the same anymore.
- shagie 4y agoNYT gift link (no paywall) - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/world/europe/edward-snowden-russia-citizenship.html?unlocked_article_code=Hdo4vUrPnZhPhFxeCyRblX2RQuwmANcmZV8MkOt_gTICKvv2iRyzOrwfUGIYmhnKDrm_-8ARMmNWSyFxBs95aqqbz_-WQcAzEROJmXZCoRfNMS0zM_fQ9i0uaOYU08FecFiYkuvV7DyP7PxD5Ohep35D1OeTkLi4H8SZ750G4trmmHRkKNFsRvfaIRIveAA23pr5cT2ZwDEvXh2Epjc5otQhWaU8l_9cZRKarW-2GFCt3LRJVL-jXfPVC2HUIb9hTIW9YC8_fbiNHHrAXCHZyHKyiyKq8_Lddz_eba34rgR8K2N3gtO16jrd8Eu7IKrZ1Feq9ktSFMC51rKUmUwkiOpyTmN-w09azkAAdyl8ICg&smid=share-url https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/world/europe/edward-snowd...