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Not just any snail, mind you. It's Archie the Snail.
St Pete politician demands Putin be charged
 for calling the war a “war,” since others sit in prison for this offense. >

St Petersburg seems to have quite a few politicians with courage and integrity. I hope they will be able to win in the end >

Similar to how Istanbul is comparatively more anti Erdogan, and Budapest is comparatively more anti Orban. Populist leaders often draw their support from smaller towns and rural areas. What little anti Putin sentiment there is is coalesced in the big cities. >

Historically St. Petersburg has been called the "cultural capital" of Russia, with people there generally being a bit more aligned with Europe than the rest of the country. So I think there should be more anti-Kremlin sentiment in St. Petersburg than in Moscow. >

I just woke up and read that as "Neanderthals will give 2.5 billion to Ukraine for infrastructure repairs"  and my first thought was "That's interesting.  Good on Neanderthals" >


"That's interesting.  Good on Neanderthals"

We prefer the designation "swamp Germans", if you wouldn't mind.