The obsession with “victory” in Russia grows year by year. Like an untreated cancerous tumor, it permeates almost the entire Russian society, manifesting itself sometimes in the most unexpected forms. Just a few years ago, before the invasion of Ukraine, kindergarten children dressed in military uniforms or cars – often of German manufacture – with tank turret models mounted on the roof caused bewilderment and a clear sense that the limit of absurdity had already been reached. However, as they say, “the bottom was hit once again”. The militarization of Russian society and the obsessive cult of “victory” have reached…
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