I recently listened to an excellent 26-minute podcast, narrated by a BBC journalist who’s been reporting on Russia for decades. He endeavours to understand how it is that many everyday Russians appear to believe a parallel reality about the war that Russia is waging in Ukraine, a parallel reality that perceives Russia as being under attack, and that perceives Russia as fighting for its survival against those it calls “Nazis.” It includes a series of interviews with various Russians, as it seeks to shed at least some light on this “parallel universe.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct304z

Michael Dowling