Russia's building a village for American conservatives
By: Jon Jackson (Newsweek)
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Plans are in place to build a village in the Moscow region for conservative Americans and Canadians, according to a Russian state media outlet.
The Kremlin-backed RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday reported on the community that caters to expatriates with "traditional" values, writing that construction is expected to begin next year.
While Russia is at odds with the U.S. government, especially in regards to the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken up causes favored by many Western conservatives. He has signed legislation that restricts LGBTQ+ rights, and he enjoyed a closer relationship with former President Donald Trump than with Trump's Democratic successor to the White House.
Russian state-operated media outlets also give Trump favorable coverage and often air clips from right-wing pundits critical of the war in Ukraine, including former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
An aerial view of downtown Moscow, Russia, is pictured on November 26, 2018. A Kremlin-controlled media outlet on Thursday reported that there are plans to build a village for conservative Americans and Canadians who want to live in Russia. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty
RIA Novosti quoted Timur Beslangurov—a partner of VISTA Immigration law firm who assists foreign investors in obtaining residency and citizenship in Russia—as saying "about 200 families want to emigrate [to Russia] for ideological reasons."
In total, Beslangurov said, tens of thousands of people with no ties to Russia want to move to the country.
The lawyer spoke about the planned project for conservative ex-pats at a legal forum in St. Petersburg, according to RIA Novosti, saying the regional government in Russia had approved plans for the village.
Beslangurov reportedly said traditional Catholics are among the 200 families from the United States and Canada that are looking to move to the Russian village because they "very strongly believe in the prophecy that Russia will remain the only Christian country in the world."
No Russian officials have announced plans for the village, but Beslangurov said the Moscow region administration has signed off on the project. He also said the community will be financed by the relocating families.
"The reason is the propaganda of radical values: Today they have 70 genders, it is not known what will happen next. Many normal people emigrate, including considering Russia, but they face huge bureaucratic problems of Russian migration legislation," he said.
When reached for comment, Beslangurov told Newsweek that he could not provide any additional information about the village project.
George Ajjan, international political strategist, told Newsweek that if the report of the village is to be believed, Russia would likely not have too much trouble filling the village with conservatives.
"There are plenty of Americans who have made a choice to live abroad, whether borne of pragmatism and logistic ease, or ideological reasons," Ajjan said. "Out of 330 million, you could probably populate a small compound in Moscow suburbs with Americans as obsessed with their wokeness victimization narrative as they are willfully ignorant of the harsh realities of living in an authoritarian state."
Newsweek has reached out to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment.
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Russia Plans to Build a MAGA Village in Moscow for American Conservatives Who Want to Move There
ATTENTION: Calling all Trump supporters, QAnon believers, anti-vaxxers, Oath Keepers, Big Lie believers, Proud Boys, and anyone else who’s a few neurons short of a brain, Russia may just have the perfect place for you. At least according to a Russian media outlet, which reports plans are in the works for a village to be built in the Moscow region for Conservative Americans and Canadians.
And you can’t forget these two smooth-brained dudes from Ohio who wore shirts that said “I’d Rather Be a Russian Than a Democrat” to a Trump rally in 2015. Russia has a place for you two!
According to Newsweek, the Kremlin-backed RIA Novosti news agency reported Thursday that construction on the community that will cater to expatriates with “traditional” values will likely begin next year.
Relations between the U.S. and Russia have chilled, especially when it comes to the conflict in Ukraine, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has been supporting causes near and dear to many conservatives. He’s signed legislation that severely restricts LGBTQ+ rights, and while his relationship with President Joe Biden isn’t particularly chummy, we certainly know that Putin and Trump seemed to appreciate each other.
And while Tucker Carlson might be out at Fox News, he and other conservative media pundits, especially those critical of the war in Ukraine, are regarded fondly. Trump also gets plenty of positive coverage from Russian state-operated media outlets.
RIA Novosti referenced Timur Beslangurov—a partner of VISTA Immigration law firm. He assists foreign investors to gain residency and citizenship in Russia. Beslangurov is quoted as saying “About 200 families want to emigrate [to Russia] for ideological reasons.”
Perhaps he should start placing ads in The Daily Caller or on OANN. I’m sure many Americans wouldn’t mind if their MAGA neighbors moved. It could be a real thing.
Beslangurov said that in total, tens of thousands of people with no ties to Russia want to move to the country. RIA Novosti said the attorney spoke about the project for conservative expatriates at a legal forum in St. Petersburg, and that the regional government in Russia had approved plans for the village.
Purportedly many of the 200 families seeking to move from Canada or the U.S. to the Russian village are traditional Catholics who “very strongly believe in the prophecy that Russia will remain the only Christian country in the world.”
Newsweek reports that no Russian officials have announced plans for this village, but according to Beslangurov, the Moscow region administration has approved the project. And, he added, the community will be funded by the relocating families.
So why are conservative Westerners fleeing to Russia? Beslangurov said progressive values are to blame.
“The reason is the propaganda of radical values: Today they have 70 genders (that’s a new one to me), it is not known what will happen next. Many normal people emigrate, including considering Russia, but they face huge bureaucratic problems of Russian migration legislation,” he said.
International political strategist George Ajjan told Newsweek that if this report is true, Russia won’t have a difficult time finding conservatives for the village.
“There are plenty of Americans who have made a choice to live abroad, whether borne of pragmatism and logistic ease, or ideological reasons,” Ajjan said. “Out of 330 million, you could probably populate a small compound in Moscow suburbs with Americans as obsessed with their wokeness victimization narrative as they are willfully ignorant of the harsh realities of living in an authoritarian state.”
Gee, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Lauren Boebert don’t like being “woke.” I wonder if they know about this.
And you STILL have no idea what MAGA is?
To be honest, at first I thought the article was satire until I read it through. In my opinion, if those fools hate their country so much and think that living in Russia is much better than here than so be it. Russia and Putin is welcome to them. See how long it takes them to find that Russia is certainly no paradise. Big question is should the US and Canada revoke citizenships for those that abandon their countries to go live in Russia? Either way, I hope the airport turnstiles don't hit them on the rear end leaving.
I thought it was satire also.
The lefties, with their socialistic ideology, are sadly mistaken if they believe that right wingers admire commie authoritarians like Putin.
Nothing could be further from the truth. The progressives have been trying to make this Trump-Putin connection from the very beginning, and it hasn't worked. The far-right radicals in the US are few in number and have no real power.
We are being governed right now by a far-left coalition of authoritarian Marxist scum who have bobblehead Biden supposedly in charge. These seditious scoundrels need to be cleaned out in November.
There's the satire, although a very poor attempt at it.