Russian Connection Speculation

Commenters speculate, assert, or joke that the main post's subject originates from or relates to Russia or Russians, often questioning its Russian ties or sharing Russian perspectives.

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Keywords

CS US coub.com USSR roskomsvoboda.org PDF EU GDPR roskomsvoboda.o TORUS russian russia russians search engine word engine popups don shit push mafia

Sample Comments

suraci β€’ Jan 19, 2025 β€’ View on HN

why it's about Russia? are Russians a part of this too?

dylanhassinger β€’ Sep 1, 2018 β€’ View on HN

hope this applies to Russians too

adamnemecek β€’ Jun 29, 2020 β€’ View on HN

You already know its from Russia.

cybice β€’ Jul 30, 2017 β€’ View on HN

As a Russian wanna say its true.

tored β€’ May 14, 2021 β€’ View on HN

What Russia thing would that be?

torgian β€’ Sep 6, 2019 β€’ View on HN

Damn, Russians don’t do things halfway

wmf β€’ Feb 19, 2008 β€’ View on HN

Maybe this post came from Soviet Russia.

kbenzle β€’ Feb 1, 2016 β€’ View on HN

Are you Russian, this is a common sentiment there :)

Arech β€’ Dec 8, 2021 β€’ View on HN

It's a reality. Welcome to Russia

tushonka β€’ Jun 7, 2023 β€’ View on HN

What's with Russian content popping up in the hackernews today?