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Related: About this forum"Something Deeply Wrong With Russia": Kremlin Biggest Loyalists Purged En Masse - The Russian Dude
In todays episode we dive into the brutal reality of whats happening inside Putins Russia. Something deeply wrong is unfolding as the Kremlin purges its biggest loyalists en masse. This is not about silencing opposition or cracking down on dissidentsits about devouring the very people who once defended, worshipped, and bled for the system. From Donetsk to Moscow, from frontline veterans to founding figures of the so-called Donetsk Peoples Republic, loyalty has turned into a curse.
We explore the heartbreaking story of Elena Golikova, a medic who believed in the DPR only to have her apartment stolen by the same regime she helped build. We uncover the tragedy of Aleksandr Obukhov, a crippled veteran whose mother was banned from Russia despite her years of zealous campaigning for Putins dream. We expose how even high-profile figures like Pavel Gubarevs family are not sparedexiled, blacklisted, and humiliated for absurd reasons like a WhatsApp flag.
The purge is systematic. The Kremlins policy of betrayal shows that loyalty is worthless currency in modern Russia. The regime punishes its own not by accident but by design, turning loyalists into targets to terrify the rest. Its a mafia-style state where obedience guarantees nothing, fear is the true currency of power, and the house always wins.
This episode uncovers how Putins Russia has hollowed itself out by consuming its own foundation. From property seizures to political exiles, from veterans discarded like trash to zealous activists destroyed by the very state they served, the message is clear: no one is safe. A system that eats its own cannot last forever, and history teaches us that the collapse is inevitable. The only question left is how many loyalists will be sacrificed before the Kremlin finally chokes on its own paranoia.
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"Something Deeply Wrong With Russia": Kremlin Biggest Loyalists Purged En Masse - The Russian Dude (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
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Ray Bruns
(5,606 posts)1. You would think that after Stalin, the Russian people would have learned.
I guess not.
Traildogbob
(11,847 posts)2. Get ready for
Trump ranting that be ended another war, when Putin blows up the world.