Russia Up Close - EPISODE 2 | Special Guests: Stan Filin, John Henry Westen, Richard Lee Wilson

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Today's Guests

Stan Filin - Stan, who runs both English and Russian YouTube channels, aims to correct a perceived online disbalance by featuring interviews with foreigners in Russia and others, thereby countering overly positive Western narratives and overly negative Russian narratives. He discusses media and whether or not it is possible to ascertain what is really going on in the world.

Richard Wilson - Richard Wilson, a California native, has lived in Russia since 2013 and successfully transitioned into Russian cinema. Wilson, who holds a lifelong obsession with Russian culture and history, contends that Western books about Russia are predominantly Russophobic, perpetuating negative tropes and neglecting the society's positive aspects.

John-Henry Westen - John Henry Westen, CEO of LifeSite News, praised Russia's commitment to virtue. He expressed a feeling of greater kinship with the Russian Orthodox in terms of preserving traditional beliefs than with the current mainstream Catholic Church. He talks about how people tried to stop him from coming and reporting on the situation in Russia for Western Audiences.

00:00:00 Show start
00:10:35 Intro
00:23:01 Stan Filin
00:40:47 I'll Tell You What
00:47:55 John-Henry Weston
01:13:53 Richard Lee Wilson
01:28:27 Outro