
In Moscow's Shadows 90: A Murder in Donbas Evokes the 90s and Putin Cosplays the 40s
In Moscow's Shadows
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Pragosian Is a Thug and You Can Be Treated Like a Thug
I don't think he's going to have any more success than his predecessors however exalted his rank. He doesn't really have power over people like Plagosian or Kodyrov. And the thing is there is a funny kind of mirror image etiquette in Russia. Behave like a thug and you can be treated like a thug. I think we're still under playing particularly because we're thinking of it as purely being a Wagner versus the regular military. There's a lot more moving parts in it. Everything he touches turns to blood. Journalist investigating his activities mysteriously dying. His soldiers sacrificed on the altar of a militarily pointless victory in Baccamut. Even his henchmen
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