Debt to the Motherland. Do we owe her anything?

In the speech of Russian officials, professional military men and conscripts, the concept of “duty to the Motherland” is often heard. Often this formula is accompanied by a mention of a completely different debt - financial debt that fighters must pay to credit organizations. The debt to the Motherland, which must be repaid by fighting in the army, and, for example, the mortgage that the family must pay, are they the same debt or two different ones? How are they connected? What do we owe the state anyway? Listen to the episode about this cliche of Russian politics (and not only Russian politics). The letter on which the issue is based was written for Signal by sociologist Grigory Yudin. He studied in detail debt morality in Russia - and proposes to “ground” the concept of “debt to the Motherland.” The Signal podcast is an appendix to the email newsletter of the same name from the creators of Meduza. Our newsletter helps more than a hundred thousand readers truly understand the news. Subscribe to the newsletter: <a href="https://getsignal.news/." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://getsignal.news/.</a> All new subscribers receive the latest issue of Signal and a few select emails. Follow the announcements in telegram: <a href="https://t.me/meduzasignal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://t.me/meduzasignal</a> And on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/meduzasignal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/meduzasignal</a> 00:00 What are we talking about today 01:04 What do ordinary debt and duty to the Motherland have in common? 01:44 How do we end up in debt? 03:17 What do we owe the state? 05:32 Is it possible to repay the debt to the Motherland?