Dating in Moscow: Youth struggle to find love amid repression and division
Despite being hundreds of miles from the front lines of Russia's campaign in Ukraine, young people in Moscow are still navigating a minefield: the world of dating. Like other aspects of life, the dating scene has become increasingly defined by the conflict, with opposing political views often standing in the way of connection.
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00:00The next station is Buckeye.
00:05Stand clear of the closing doors, please.
00:30The next station is Buckeye.
00:35Stand clear of the closing doors, please.
00:40I began to include in the description of the performers I listen to.
00:45This, in principle, somehow hints at my way of thinking.
00:53But after 1922, I stopped giving references to the publications I read.
01:05The next station is Buckeye.
01:10Stand clear of the closing doors, please.
01:15Everything is fine with the girl.
01:17There is one wave, one language.
01:19But then some sad event happens.
01:22She is hysterical.
01:24I say, listen, but nothing happened.
01:26And she says, well, everything is not on our way yet.
01:28Well, that is, it's some kind of nonsense.
01:30When you like a person, you are guided by certain political judgments.
01:36We do not choose in which country we are born.
01:39And in my understanding, either you accept the rules of the game, or you do not.
02:01I really like this interview.
02:04It turns out very well.
02:06In general, I think you deserve it.
02:08Well, judging by the video.
02:11With Ben Stimson in the morning.
02:17I am regularly arrested for a day.
02:19That is, for administrative arrest for the results of my activities.
02:26And Maria helps me in every possible way.
02:29Helps me to sit well.
02:32Shows me programs.
02:34Does some things for me at will.
02:37That is, in this regard, I had such an experience.
02:40Once, but every time I feel proud of him.
02:44For the fact that the person is so miserable, that he is an absolutely finished adventurer.
02:52I understand that it was such a person I always wanted to see myself as a young person.