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I was in a conscripted army too. Technically I was preparing for WW3 but in reality we drank a lot of beer and waited to get out again. We certainly didn't think about fighting a war.

I don't think Russian soldiers think differently.

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Russian Army is like American Prison. Violence, a lot of violence.

It's more like boredom and stupidity, but that's probably universal between countries.

No, violence in Russian Army is institutionalized, it is called "dedovshina".

How do you know actually? A lot changed in past 4-5 years, having a soldier with a black eye is a whole lot of trouble for commanding officers and they sometimes take ridiculous measures to prevent that. Of course it's not same everywhere, but it's army after all.

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