The Role Of Isolation In Russia

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Russia has encased itself in its own cocoon of isolation which neither allows defectors or spies inside. Russia has secluded itself, from the gunning down of flight MH17, to the unauthorized annexation of Crimea, which are 2 of many actions taken by Russia to frame a message of oppression on those who choose to defect against Russia. The Russian government enforced a wide censorship on media and outside “propaganda”, which is currently holding a firm grasp on the raging fireball of a country. It’s as if Russia is rewriting its own story which can only end in its own demise. Using the strike force of the KGB (Committee for State Security) anyone who speaks out to the outside mysteriously “disappears” never to be seen again. In conclusion, the

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