When I was pre-ordering the game, I was intrigued and most intimidated by this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5j0cBqhm3A
The guy on 1:50, that field commander - it's priceless. Charismatic Soviet field commander, the type of the man with which you would follow to the very bottom of war hell. I thought this was a main protogonist. And the actual gameplay would be about the war. No politics, no anti-Soviet propoganda, just the war and two fighting forces - Soviets and Nazies.
But what have I gotten in a reality?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3C60z5WHVA
A plot, full of cranberries and stereotypes and cold war propaganda.
"Celebrating the feats and heroes of the Soviet army". WTF? During the whole game Soviet troops are shown as mindless bloodlusty cowards, who won't liberate their country from Nazi scum unless they are forced to do so by the machinegun, who will burn the houses WITH THEIR OWN CIVILIANS IN THEM??? I mean WTF? And the main hero (Lev Abramovich Isaakovich, just think about it), well, I will not state my opinion about him here, as I am surely gonna get a ban, but you can watch Bad Comedian. He says it all.
Now you tell me, how is this not a false advertisement? If the second video has been the first trailer for the game, I would have gotten the point and never purchased the game, and never would bash on the forums.
So yes, it's a lot more comfortable for you guys to put a blame on Russian nationalists, not on Relic which failed to make a proper market research. And even when they understood they failed with Russia their community management went blaming Russians and their educational system.
Well, at less I hope you Relics enjoy it now. Well deserved. Even though I can not get a refund, because I have been scammed, I really hope this will turn into hell for you guys.