Tucker Carlson explores a fully-stocked Moscow supermarket and the immaculate Kievskaya Metro station, finding surprising contrasts to common Western perceptions.

By yourNEWS Media Staff

In a recent visit to Moscow for an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Tucker Carlson, a well-known reporter, took the opportunity to examine aspects of Russian life by visiting a local supermarket and a 70-year-old subway station. His observations provided a stark contrast to longstanding Western narratives about Russia, particularly those rooted in Cold War-era propaganda.

Carlson shared his experiences in a “TC Short” on the Tucker Carlson Network, where he reflected on the historical depiction of Soviet scarcity and the reality he witnessed firsthand. He stated, “So a long-standing feature, maybe the longest standing feature of Cold War propaganda in the west was the Soviet grocery store… And it wasn’t actually propaganda, it was real.” Curious about the current state, Carlson visited a modern Russian supermarket, two years into international sanctions, to discover it fully stocked with a wide array of products, including many from the West.

Tucker Carlson grocery shopping in Russia. This is so interesting.

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— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) February 15, 2024

During his shopping trip, Carlson filled a cart with a week’s worth of groceries for an average family, noting the abundance of food and the presence of Western products despite sanctions. He was particularly struck by the cost – what he estimated would amount to $400 in the United States totaled just over $100 in Moscow. Carlson remarked on the implications of such affordability, saying, “And that’s when you start to realize that ideology maybe doesn’t matter as much as you thought… you’re wrecking people’s lives in their country. And that’s what our leadership’s done to us.”

Carlson’s exploration extended to the Kievskaya Metro subway station, built under Joseph Stalin in the 1950s, where he found the cleanliness and order remarkable. “There’s no graffiti. There’s no filth. There are no foul smells. There are no bums, or drug addicts, or rapists, or people waiting to push you on to the train tracks and kill you. No, it’s perfectly clean and orderly,” he observed, emphasizing that this was not an endorsement of Stalin or Putin but a reflection of the station’s current state. Footage from the visit highlighted the station’s cleanliness, well-lit terminals, and artistic decor, presenting a positive and proud cultural aspect of Russian life.

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— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) February 14, 2024

Carlson’s experiences in Moscow underscore a complex reality that challenges simple narratives, offering a glimpse into the daily life and public infrastructure of Russia that diverges from outdated stereotypes.

The eye-opening images shedding light on daily life in Russia prompt questions as to whether the United States really still is the greatest country in the world, or whether the globalists hellbent on bringing it to its knees have succeeded.