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Originally Posted by nik-
Is that the real line though? I would assume reasonable proximity to Moscow or St. Petersburg would be the real line.
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I think captain is right on.
If someone were inclined they could carve themselves an incredible academic career by contrasting Russian psyche and their reactions to hostilities.
Russians really are a unique bunch in terms of cultural psyche. They just don't think like their western European neighbours. It's why the they have been carving out larger and larger "buffer" zones around 'mother Russia', and why the ferocity of the eastern front grew exponentially as Germany got deeper into Russian territory.