Published on November 6, 2024 at 12:58 p.m. / Modified on November 6, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
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In Russia, leaving your “little life” to become a “hero” by going to fight in the army has become child’s play
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The amounts promised to those who commit are incredible given the average salary, especially in the countryside.
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But the army then becomes a prison: for Russian conscripts, it is impossible to get out before the end of the famous “special military operation” and mistreatment is legion. A situation denounced even by Russian hawks
“While you drink smoothies and take selfies, real men are driving tanks, eating corned beef or keeping watch in the trenches,” says the Russian Defense Ministry, with supporting images. in a video clip obviously aimed at young urban people so that they realize that joining the army is a “real man’s job”. “You are a man, really be one,” says another, featuring a young taxi driver, a supermarket security guard and a fitness addict whose life finally takes on meaning under the flags of the Russian army.
Leaving one’s “little life” to become a hero, like those whose martial effigy is displayed on advertising posters glorifying the “heroes of the military operation” in all the cities of Russia, has become child’s play. A quick phone call, a signature at the bottom of an A4 sheet or a simple mouse click and here you are kontraktnikor military under contract. Added to this virile image of the hero is the strong argument of financial retribution. Thanks to the war in Ukraine, federal and regional authorities compete in generosity by offering an “entry package” to any new recruit, sometimes reaching several million rubles (1 million is equivalent to a little less than 9,000 Swiss francs). ), a real fortune in Russia. And the monthly balances, the amount of which now varies between 200,000 and 300,000 rubles (1700 to 2600 Swiss francs), far exceed the average salary, especially outside Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
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