5. Through the forest
In episode 5, we find out how Russians are resisting the regime, as Tolstoy prescribed, through acts of empathy and kindness, such as helping the homeless
When the full scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Russians opposed to Vladimir Putin began quoting the work of the great novelist Leo Tolstoy. Grigory Sverdlin has been fighting back, as Tolstoy prescribed, with acts of empathy and kindness—from helping homeless people to aiding Russians dodge the draft.
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