When I was very young, by and large, Americans who publicly supported Russia were fairly well educated and believers in Communism. Few earned any money from their support. In fact, many suffered economically.
Today's Wall Street Journal has a front page story on those Americans who publicly support Russia today. Today's supporters are paid by Russian emigres with ties to the motherland. They're not paid much, $20 for participating in a demonstration. As a result, the supporters tend to be the homeless, the drug addicts, those who are down and out. They are hired to appear in 'protest' demonstrations, usually against Chechnya, which are filmed by Russian TV for showing back home.
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