In Moscow's Shadows 95: Tatarsky, Gershkovich, Patrushev and Guns
In Moscow's Shadows
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The Importance of Following the Money
Vladlen Tatarsky was one of these names that emerged after the revolution in this whole period, the 1917 revolution. And Vladlen is precisely drawn from Vladimir Ilyich Lienin. So whether he actually consciously was going back to Soviet times, and particularly maximalist Soviet times, or not, I don't know. We've had all kinds of arson attacks on Vyankomati, the military draft boards, as well as some attacks on railways. These were rivalries over access to the profits to be made. It could well be that in fact this is simply about fundraising for the war, the opportunities for embezzlement and favoritism within.
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