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In Moscow's Shadows 98: Dogs of War (and Racoons)
In Moscow's Shadows
The Importance of Transport Infrastructure in the Soviet Union
At present as I say, they are basically locked in the front line. If Pragogen or someone else wanted to launch a coup, what are they going to do? Are they going to actually make their way to Rostov on Don and try and buy 20,000 rail tickets one way to Moscow? It's not that easy. But it is also precisely something that gives the state yet further control over their activities. And perhaps most importantly of all, there is no vacuum of power. These kind of forces can become powerful and effective and dangerous precisely when there is that kind of a vacuum. It's like revolutions. When it comes down to it, I think Lenin was absolutely spot on
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