Why Vladimir Putin Invoked The Golden Billion Theory To Justify Russia’s War In Ukraine

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Published 2022-08-06
Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin invoked the decades-old conspiracy theory of the “golden billion”. The theory alleges that the west is out to dominate the world and impose its will over unwilling nations. The theory was first used by Anatoly K Tsikunov and over the years became the staple of Russian conspiracy theory. In this week's Decode, we look at what is the “golden billion” theory and why Putin is invoking it amid the Ukraine war.
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All Comments (21)
  • Golden billion is not a theory, it's statistical fact. Look at income disparities and who owns what in our countries here in the west. Very few people own most things, so it's statistical facts, look up the statistics for yourself!
  • @johngifford7725
    Um. Ever heard them talk at Davos? Theory? They've pretty much told you that this is what they're up to.
  • @russ9921
    This Russian philosopher was rehashing Malthus’s writings of 300 years ago. Those were discredited too, but thousands suffered at the hands of those who believed them.
  • @Tangg_r
    What if we're actually living in dark modern age. People just not realize it,
  • @Deucemuse
    Father and kid having a dinner in one of the Moskva City restaurants. Father noticed Putin also having a dinner in the same restaurant just the next table. Father pointed at Putin and said to his son: -This is Putin the president he knows everything about everyone in this room. Lil kid didn't believe he came close to the table where Putin was and asked: -My father just told me that you are the president of our country and you know everything about everyone? Putin replied: -Of course not, and this man is not your father.
  • Covid 19 may have been deliveratly dropped in Wuhan during the 2019 Military World Games that took place in the city right before the outbreak. A packed place like a market is just the place where you would expect it to propagate fast...
  • @user-sw2ob4iw1m
    The Boogie man has many faces; this is the season of the Russian menace, like the 'so called warring factions in the Orwell novel 1984 the specter of Putin serves as a very useful diversion from the real issues.
  • @carcamp5451
    That's why Independent Diplomacy of India is awesome
  • @christt6809
    Economical geography of Russia seem to confirm that: rich people in St-Petersbourg and Moscow and realy poor estern country... next step: ruin all oligarchs and rip Russia of all wealth left, leaving a entire poor country behind... politic should be used to spread wealth, not to condamn it... this is 20 years of politic failure in Russia, not the west fault...
  • @jannmutube
    ---- > This kind of agenda may exist but I wouldn't say it's specific to the West. There are the ultra rich in other countries and societies as well Russian oligarchs, Saudi princes, the Parsis and Jains of India's caste system, the ruling class in China where thee is no middle class.
  • @lckee820
    VERY INTERESTING. 🙏🏻 THANKS ☺️
  • The answer is very simple, Russia wants to join the club. India is already there as a country the most fixated on gold..
  • @gearoidt6761
    "A day without begging the West for more HIMARS is a day wasted" - Elenksy
  • @herbh7893
    It would be nice if it'd be a "golden billion". I'm afraid it will only be a golden 10.000.