In Moscow's Shadows 66: Silovik, Nuclear, Criminal and Religious - a Choice of Victories
Episode 66 of the In Moscow's Shadows podcast, hosted by Mark Galeotti, titled "In Moscow's Shadows 66: Silovik, Nuclear, Criminal and Religious - a Choice of Victories" was published on May 1, 2022 and runs 53 minutes.
May 1, 2022 ·53m · In Moscow's Shadows
Summary
A week before Victory Day, I consider some different constituencies' notions of victories. For Patrushev and the hard-liners, they could win politically not despite failing in the war, but thanks to it. Nuclear rhetoric may be scary, but it is also a reflection not of victory but failure. The war and sanctions are reshaping the opportunities in the Russian underworld, and this create new winners and losers. And what does Patriarch Kirill hope to win? The Moscow Times piece I mentioned ...
Episode Description
A week before Victory Day, I consider some different constituencies' notions of victories. For Patrushev and the hard-liners, they could win politically not despite failing in the war, but thanks to it. Nuclear rhetoric may be scary, but it is also a reflection not of victory but failure. The war and sanctions are reshaping the opportunities in the Russian underworld, and this create new winners and losers. And what does Patriarch Kirill hope to win?
The Moscow Times piece I mentioned is here.
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