Military power is a reason of great pride of our nation. President Putin was speaking on television, talking about the importance of the Russian army. He said that all of Russian history was connected with wars and that Russian soldiers were unconquerable and always caused fear in other countries. But the real situation in the Russian army is the opposite. To be a military person in Russia is not so prestigious.
Military people have great difficulties with provision and a place to live.
Every year many Russian young men die in Chechnya, their parents can't even find put what has happened to them. Many young men come home from the army with a broken spirit because of beatings and humiliation. The statement of one of the generals shocked us when he said that beating is a normal phenomenon in the army. Millions of rubles are sent for the reconstruction of Chechnya, but because of larceny it doesn't reach its destination. The investigation that was done with the purpose of finding out how many sons of politicians serve in the army, showed that none of them do.