Russian YouTubers Natasha and Zack were known for their slice-of-life videos filmed in their remote hometowns. But when their country's gov't launched an invasion in Ukraine, the duo had to make tough decisions in order to stand by their values.
Natasha: We also have the internet, we are more broadminded and see how people live in different and we see how people should live.]vestment in infrastructure and lack of funding for education as reasons for the government’s unpopularity among Gen-Zers and Millennials. And yes, the TV static that you are about to hear is just an editing sound effect Natasha likes to use in her videos.
Ben: This was around the time Zack’s friends, many of whom he met while on that exchange program in the U.S., asked him if he was going to the anti-war protest in Moscow. Zack heard since February 24th was a workday,Zack: So everyone after the work, they just go in protest and the way the protest going to happen well, on Pushkin Street Square, because that's the main protest square in Russia for the last couple of years.
Megan: Zack knew that the Russian surveillance apparatus could easily track protestors and arrest them. In the days after, he was holed up in his apartment, panicking with every knock at the door. One of the experiences you have in Russia, if you protest against the war all the time, you just all the time paranoia you they're going to come all worried that you're being sought. You're being looked for. If they listen to your calls, they read your SMS. So I was just really paranoid. That's one of the reasons I left. And of course, it's just not safe to speak out in Russia.
Natasha: I wanted to say some strong opinion like I am against this war, please help Ukrainians. I mean, the refugees and just the need, the money. So I wanted to, to do more. But so the Russian government adopted some really bad, stupid laws just several days after the beginning of the war. So and then the the titles of that law sound hilarious, like the “Law against spreading misinformation or fakes about the actions of the Russian military." So ...
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