As Vladimir Putin continues his bloody invasion of Ukraine, it’s difficult to know what average Russians think of it. An Orwellian new anti-speech law has made it illegal even to call the war a “war,” let alone to speak out against it, and the government has shut down social media sites and various news outlets.
However, one forum – at least so far – remains unblocked: YouTube. And on certain channels, one can still get a glimpse of what the Russian people are thinking.
