Why do Russians Support Putin? | Konstantin Kisin #CLIP

Konstantin Kisin explains why the Russian public supports Putin, even in his invasion of Ukraine. Russian’s experience of democracy in the 1990’s brought poverty and corruption - Putin was the solution to this malaise. Watch the full conversation here: Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British comedian, podcaster, writer and social commentator. He made international headlines in 2018 by refusing to sign a university “behavioural agreement form” which banned jokes about religion, atheism and insisted that all humour must be “respectful and kind”. Konstantin is a regular contributor to BBC, ITV and TalkRadio. Frequently described as an “objective voice from the centre of the political spectrum“, he regularly writes for a wide range of publications, including the Telegraph, Spectator and Quillette. He is also the creator and co-host of the TRIGGERnometry YouTube show where 2 comics interview economists, political experts, journalists and social commentators about interesting, controversial and challenging subjects. Konstantin’s first book, ’An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West’, will be released on July 14th 2022, and can be pre-ordered here: John first interviewed Konstantin in 2019. Their pre-covid interview can be found here: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world’s foremost thought leaders about today’s pressing social, cultural and political issues. John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; “You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate.“ If you value this discussion and want to see more like it, make sure you subscribe to the channel here: And stay right up to date with all the conversations by subscribing to the newsletter here: Follow John on Twitter: Follow John on Facebook: Support the channel: Website: Podcast: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Konstantin Kisin: Triggernometry: