“They are ‘the foreigners,’ the white and blond.” A cartoon on Russian soldiers in Damascus (Comics4Syria/SyriaUntold). All rights reserved.
This article by Rafia Salamah (pseudonum) is the outcome of an ongoing partnership between SyriaUntold and openDemocracy Russia (oDR) that aims to shed light on the social and economic repercussions for both countries of the Russian military intervention in Syria. It first appeared on SyriaUntold.
Their presence is renowned but rarely witnessed. You hear a lot about their role in the news and from friends who witnessed the tragedies they have caused in the country. Yet regardless of where you stand politically, the mixed feelings they evoke in you as a civilian in Syria are still ambiguous: Russian soldiers.
