Do Russians Want the Soviet Union Back?

You probably hear the phrase “oh, Russians really want to restore the Soviet Union“ really frequently. And indeed, there are a lot of polls and surveys which show that average Russian regrets the collapse of the USSR and would kinda like to see it restored. Today we will try to explore this phenomenon in more detail. Is it just nostalgia for a carefree past, or is there something more behind it? 00:00 Introduction 01:59 Recent polls 06:42 Soviet Union as a paradise land 10:10 Soviet path for modern Russia? Special thanks to my Patrons: Mike Pearce, Kirill Klimuk, Steak221, Ravenghast, Yelizaveta Zakharova, Adam Stakhanov, Devon Hodgson, Sarah McMaster, Yuval Carmon, Jason Vanin, Simon Böse, Triskelia, Niels Dowgwillo, Michael, Jordan LaMothe, Eli, Jimmy Albin, Petar Ilic, College Russian, Bruce Eternick. If you’d like to support the channel: 💵 Patreon (early access to videos) - 💵 Buy me a coffee - 🪙 BTC - bc1qh8szz62crxu9ylg2jx9dz3t6vzzjdw2rheft2m 🪙 ETH - 0x19F11A86adf1ec4DDebEC0f27982805B1d1aba67 🪙 USDT (TRC20) - TYG76yndvrDD8WM9TtkBGauT7682esKZfu 🪙 Other crypto - Links: Discord - Twitter - Hey there. Somehow you found my video and decided to watch it. So let me introduce myself. I’m Sergei and I’m from Russia. My channel is about my native country. I want to tell English-speaking viewers about the real Russia, about its past and present. Unfortunately, you can find a lot of propaganda about Russia on the Internet, both from the Russian media and from the Western ones. I want to tell you about Russia, as it really is, the country in which I was born, grew up, and lived all my life. Free Stock Footage provided by and .