Russian victim mentality

Since USSR has fallen Russia inherited the image of a fearsome country with all-mighty authoritarian government and workaholic citizens ready to fight invadors from Mars if they dear to threaten Mother Russia. Uh and don't forget bears in earlaped hats walking down the streets of Moscow - they're still here!

Practically from early childhood parents teach their kids to fear.

Russian mothers usually tell children to be quiet and run away if the going gets tough. Why? Because there are lots of strangers who look forward to catch, rob, than rape, kill and finally sell the kids' inner organs to whoever abroad. Because teachers at school can give bad marks and spoil the genius'-to-be future if s/he doesn't behave nicely.

Then these grown up kids find jobs. They already know that they should fea the boss because he can cut their salary for not being a well-behaved office-worker or even fire them which is a disaster really.

At the same time the official Orthodox church teaches believers to fear god.

To make it clear: Average Russian is both christican believer and atheist. S/he also believes in of signes and omens. Thus here is triple fear actually: fear for God's punishment, fear for the shaded future and anxiety that something will go wrong because of a black cat that crossed the street.

Danger is everywhere. Everday news channels broadcast stories of how poor russian people have been abused, insulted and humiliated. Enemies - Foreigners, Illegal emigrants, Jews, Americans - they all have big teeth and long claws to eat poor Russia, that has a joke of an army and a bunch of oppressed citizens.

Everybody wants to live in a democratic country which can both provide its citizens social guaranties and posesses enough power and a strong voice on the world arena. However in this case the status shown differs from the real one. Opinions of those far away are even more different. Funny enough a victim is confused with a predator.

Russian victim mentality