For this reason, the movie The Death of the Byzantine Empire, shown in the very end of the Putin presidency, is especially important. These Internet discussions become especially important sources when one tries to look into the minds of the Russian underground, those who have practically no legal outlet for presenting their views. And Internet discussions on these historical subjects could well provide insight into the views of the various segments of the country's population. Historical subjects often seem to be unrelated to current political discourse still could be often politicized in present-day Russia.
