Wagner vs Putin: A History of Russian Coups
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Importance of Preparing for Anything
History does tell us about possibilities, plausible possibilities for what could potentially happen. Understanding the historical assumptions that Putin or Prigogian are bringing with them can help us understand how they're interpreting this weakness of the Russian state. The big mistake is to view today's Russia through the prison of the Soviet Union. If we want to understand Putin's Russia, skip the Soviet Union, go back to the pre-1917 period.
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