Despite sanctions, a plummeting economy, and isolation from the world as a result of its actions in Ukraine, a wave of patriotic fervor is spreading across Russia. Thousands of Russians have attended rallies in support of President Vladimir Putin, whose popularity ratings remain sky-high, while voices of the opposition are increasingly stifled.
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A boy sits close to TV sets at a shop in Minsk on April 29, 2015, during a broadcast of Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko's annual state of the nation address.
