Personal Guilt and the Feeling of Collective Guilt for a War of Aggression

In another article in the “Dictionary of War” on PostPravda.Info, Nikolai Karpitsky examines the concept of guilt. Are all Russians guilty of the war? Can we speak of collective guilt, or can guilt only be personal? How does a sense of collective guilt arise?
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Russia – An Information Ghetto in the Information World

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For more than a quarter of a century, a dictatorship has been established in Russia, and during this time the world has changed beyond recognition – there has been a global information revolution. Is there a place for dictatorships in the new global information society? Estonian publicist Andrei Kuzichkin explains how Putin is trying to control the digital environment and online communication, turning Russia into an information ghetto.

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Religious Persecution in the Occupied Territories of Ukraine [REPORT]

In order to justify and ‘sacralise’ Russia's war against Ukraine, the Moscow Patriarchate is introducing the quasi-religious imperial ideology of the ‘Russian world’, in which this war is presented as ‘sacred’ and as a ‘metaphysical’ confrontation of the Orthodox ‘Holy Rus’ with the ‘satanic West’.

NATO Enlargement or Russian Imperialism: which is to blame for the war in Ukraine

The debate over the cause of the war in Ukraine often centers on a single question: “Was it Putin’s imperial impulses that led to the Kremlin’s invasion, or the West’s disregard for Russia’s security concerns?”?

Necro-Imperialism: The Core of Modern Russia [Dictionary of War]

The tragedy in Kryvyi Rih prompted the editorial team of PostPravda.info to choose the term “necro-imperialism” as the subject of the next article in the Dictionary of War by Prof. Nikolai Karpitsky.

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Personal Guilt and the Feeling of Collective Guilt for a War of Aggression

In another article in the “Dictionary of War” on PostPravda.Info, Nikolai Karpitsky examines the concept of guilt. Are all Russians guilty of the war? Can we speak of collective guilt, or can guilt only be personal? How does a sense of collective guilt arise?

Russia – An Information Ghetto in the Information World

For more than a quarter of a century, a dictatorship has been established in Russia, and during this time the world has changed beyond recognition – there has been a global information revolution. Is there a place for dictatorships in the new global information society? Estonian publicist Andrei Kuzichkin explains how Putin is trying to control the digital environment and online communication, turning Russia into an information ghetto.

Putin “Has All the Cards”, but most of them are jokers [ANALYSIS]

As we reach the fourth anniversary of Putin’s special military operations, let’s remember it is only a year ago that President Trump told President Zelenskyy that he “has no cards” - Russia "has all the cards".

Russian Occupation Means Repression Based on Identity: Testimony of a Resident of Kherson. From the series “War in a Person’s Life”

The failure to understand that Russia's goal is to destroy Ukraine and Ukrainian identity creates a dangerous illusion that concessions can be made to Russia. The fight against Ukrainian identity naturally escalates into a fight against human identity – against the desire to remain human. Russian occupation is the worst thing that can happen in life, says Oksana Pohomii, who survived the occupation of Kherson.

Oleksandra Matviichuk: “Trump Negotiates, and Putin Has Killed 31% More Civilians. The World Hasn’t Seen This Many Wars in 100 Years.”

According to data from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the number of armed conflicts worldwide is currently the highest it has been since World War II,” says Oleksandra Matviichuk, recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, in her first interview with Polish media.
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Ukraine’s soldiers seek revenge against Putin’s forces in Kursk: ‘We laughed digging trenches on enemy soil’

From crippling bridges bringing supplies to Russia’s troops to defending the territory they have snatched in daring raids, soldiers resting in Ukraine’s border Sumy region tell Askold Krushelnycky they want to push on.

Propaganda surrounding the assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico

After the assassination attempt on Robert Fico, the propaganda inherent in such cases was basically immediately launched. Wszelaka. We followed it through.

In Kursk, Putin is learning that historical revanchism cuts both ways [OPINION]

Ukrainians may decide to celebrate the liberation of their former capital. Historical revanchism cuts both ways.

The Kremlin fears that the West is trying to break Russia apart. If only! [OPINION]

Russia’s stony-faced foreign minister is getting paranoid. Sergei Lavrov believes that “at present, about 50 countries are trying to break up Russia.” The West is the Kremlin's worst enemy.

Askold Krushelnycky

Ukraine’s hacker group helping track down Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

150,000 Ukrainian children may have been abducted by Russia. As the world’s attention turns to Donald Trump raging against Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House and hopes of peace talks evaporate, the loss of loved ones is still the daily reality for the Ukrainian people – we can read in The Independent.

Ukraine’s troops say Trump suspending military aid is a betrayal. Good news for Putin

Ukrainian soldiers have called Donald Trump's decision to suspend military aid crucial to them fighting Vladimir Putin's forces as a "betrayal" that they couldn't have foreseen even in their worst dreams.

Eddy Scott – British volunteer who lost an arm and a leg in Ukraine wants to help other amputee victims of Putin’s war

Eddy Scott suffered horrific injuries in a Russian blast - but he still wants to help Ukraine secure a better future, Askold Krushelnycky writes.

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Personal Guilt and the Feeling of Collective Guilt for a War of Aggression

In another article in the “Dictionary of War” on PostPravda.Info, Nikolai Karpitsky examines the concept of guilt. Are all Russians guilty of the war? Can we speak of collective guilt, or can guilt only be personal? How does a sense of collective guilt arise?

Russian Occupation Means Repression Based on Identity: Testimony of a Resident of Kherson. From the series “War in a Person’s Life”

The failure to understand that Russia's goal is to destroy Ukraine and Ukrainian identity creates a dangerous illusion that concessions can be made to Russia. The fight against Ukrainian identity naturally escalates into a fight against human identity – against the desire to remain human. Russian occupation is the worst thing that can happen in life, says Oksana Pohomii, who survived the occupation of Kherson.

Russian Imperial Consciousness Excludes Peaceful Coexistence: There Is a Reason for This

How differently do Ukrainians and Russians relate to their own countries? Why, despite changes in regimes and ideological systems in Russia, does one thing remain constant – continuous military expansion? What is it in the structure of Russia’s imperial consciousness that prevents it from living peacefully with its neighbors? These questions are addressed by Nikolai Karpitsky in the article “Russian Imperial Consciousness”.

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Oleksandra Matviichuk: “Trump Negotiates, and Putin Has Killed 31% More Civilians. The World Hasn’t Seen This Many Wars in 100 Years.”

According to data from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the number of armed conflicts worldwide is currently the highest it has been since World War II,” says Oleksandra Matviichuk, recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, in her first interview with Polish media.

Cuba after North Korea became the largest supplier of mercenaries for Russia. Human trafficking or organized recruitment?

The Cuban government claims they are victims of human trafficking. But are they really?

Russia’s Preparations for War with NATO: Hate Speech, Drones over Europe, Sabotage, and Disinformation [REPORT]

Russia is accelerating the informational and psychological phase of its preparations for a potential future war with NATO, experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warn.
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Nominations Are Underway for the Russian Platform at PACE. But Is the Russian Opposition a Political Agency?

Can a citizen of an aggressor state be a political agency if their entire country is working toward war? For now, we can speak only of the possibility of manifesting political agency – and only if that agency is directed toward achieving a military victory over the aggressor. Are the candidates currently being nominated to the Russian platform at PACE prepared for this?

The Ideological Concept of Russian Culture Amid the War: What Should We Do with It?

How should we relate to Russian culture today, from the perspective of the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine?

Gen. Krzysztof Nolbert for PostPravda.Info: Atlanticism — New Challenges, Same Values

Atlanticism and its new challenges involve reconciling the global economy, mutual influences and limitations with a globalized and often excessively interconnected system, all while taking into account the national interests of many states. What hopes and risks come with this?

Life Under Shelling. Donbas 2014–2025. An Eyewitness’s Notes

War constantly changes its nature, and so does the life of people living under shelling. Only one thing remains unchanged – the constant threat of losing one’s home, being maimed, or killed. As an eyewitness, Nikolai Karpitsky gives an account of life in the Donbas frontline zone over the course of ten years.

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EP elections through the eyes of Russian propaganda

The EP elections are stirring up huge emotions not only in Europe, but also in Moscow. Far-right parties are coming to the fore in Brussels.

Triumphal Pipe or video summary of the week in Putin propaganda (1-7.6.24)

Last week, Russian propaganda hoped for the success of the spectacle that was to be the meeting of journalists from "unfriendly" countries, i.e. Western countries, with Vladimir Putin.

Putin answered questions from journalists “from unfriendly countries”

Today, we will learn from the Russian press how propaganda tells the story of the meeting attended by Vladimir Putin and media representatives,

Kremlin rubs its hands: Georgia with pro-Russian law on foreign agents

Georgia. Despite great protests from citizens, the speaker of the Georgian parliament has signed a law on foreign agents.

Propaganda

Video

Ilya Ponomarev: Putin will be stopped only by a bullet in his head [VIDEO]

Ilya Ponomarev, Russian oppositionist living in Ukraine since 2016. He got wounded in drone attack on Kyiv. Will he become next RF president?

Two years of captivity: where are Azov fighters kept? Video by Khrystyna Lutsyk

In Russia, they started giving life sentences to the...

Drones and artillery on the front near Bakhmut. Video report by Khrystyna Lutsyk

Drones have changed the landscape of the war in Ukraine. This sentence is repeated like a mantra by many soldiers, observers and experts.

Triumphal Pipe or video summary of the week in Putin propaganda (1-7.6.24)

Last week, Russian propaganda hoped for the success of the spectacle that was to be the meeting of journalists from "unfriendly" countries, i.e. Western countries, with Vladimir Putin.

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Jedrzej Morawiecki

Piotr Kaszuwara

Wiktoria Kalus

Nikolai Karpitsky

Acknowledgment

We are very grateful to Mr. Paweł Gieryński for supporting the PostPravda.Info project.

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Personal Guilt and the Feeling of Collective Guilt for a War of Aggression

In another article in the “Dictionary of War” on PostPravda.Info, Nikolai Karpitsky examines the concept of guilt. Are all Russians guilty of the war? Can we speak of collective guilt, or can guilt only be personal? How does a sense of collective guilt arise?

Russia – An Information Ghetto in the Information World

For more than a quarter of a century, a dictatorship has been established in Russia, and during this time the world has changed beyond recognition – there has been a global information revolution. Is there a place for dictatorships in the new global information society? Estonian publicist Andrei Kuzichkin explains how Putin is trying to control the digital environment and online communication, turning Russia into an information ghetto.

Putin “Has All the Cards”, but most of them are jokers [ANALYSIS]

As we reach the fourth anniversary of Putin’s special military operations, let’s remember it is only a year ago that President Trump told President Zelenskyy that he “has no cards” - Russia "has all the cards".

Russian Occupation Means Repression Based on Identity: Testimony of a Resident of Kherson. From the series “War in a Person’s Life”

The failure to understand that Russia's goal is to destroy Ukraine and Ukrainian identity creates a dangerous illusion that concessions can be made to Russia. The fight against Ukrainian identity naturally escalates into a fight against human identity – against the desire to remain human. Russian occupation is the worst thing that can happen in life, says Oksana Pohomii, who survived the occupation of Kherson.

Oleksandra Matviichuk: “Trump Negotiates, and Putin Has Killed 31% More Civilians. The World Hasn’t Seen This Many Wars in 100 Years.”

According to data from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the number of armed conflicts worldwide is currently the highest it has been since World War II,” says Oleksandra Matviichuk, recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, in her first interview with Polish media.

Russian Imperial Consciousness Excludes Peaceful Coexistence: There Is a Reason for This

How differently do Ukrainians and Russians relate to their own countries? Why, despite changes in regimes and ideological systems in Russia, does one thing remain constant – continuous military expansion? What is it in the structure of Russia’s imperial consciousness that prevents it from living peacefully with its neighbors? These questions are addressed by Nikolai Karpitsky in the article “Russian Imperial Consciousness”.

Winter in Sloviansk: The Goal Is to Survive Together with Ukraine. From the series “War in Human Life”

“This is the hardest winter in Sloviansk in all the years of the war,” says Nikolai Karpitsky. He has spent all four years of the war in this frontline city. Specially for PostPravda.Info, he tells how a resident of Sloviansk endures the cold, which the enemy uses as a weapon.

Personal and Collective Responsibility for Russia’s War Against Ukraine

What is responsibility, and how is a feeling of responsibility connected to recognizing a person as a free citizen rather than a serf or a slave? Why do some Russians acknowledge collective responsibility for the war, while others are outraged that responsibility for crimes of the regime – crimes in which they were not personally involved – is being attributed to them?

Trump’s Europe’s Rearmament Could Cost the US

President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policies, his redux of the Monroe Doctrine, and the threats to abandon NATO have triggered a collective angst from the US’s most powerful and proven allies.

Trilateral Peace Negotiations on Ukraine: Participants Seem to Be from Different Parallel Worlds

The trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States on settling the war concluded on January 24, 2026, in Abu Dhabi. The parties agreed to continue the talks on February 1. But is peace possible if the sides fundamentally fail to understand one another – because they think differently and inhabit different worldviews?

Will Iran Follow Russia’s Path, or Is There Hope for a Better Future?

The January protests in Iran were suppressed with inhumane brutality in the name of a regime that proclaims the primacy of religious morality. Yet such brutality contradicts any morality and any religion. At what point does the religious and moral motivation of the Iranian authorities become necrophilic? Is the degeneration of ideological totalitarianism in Iran into necro-imperialism inevitable – by analogy with what has occurred in Russia?

The Existential Experience of War. From the series “War in Human Life”

The existential experience of war includes not only what a person observes – bombardments, the collapse of vital infrastructure, destruction, and the loss of life – but also what they experience inwardly.

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