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In Moscow's Shadows 156: Are Putin's Praetorians up to the challenges of the future?

In Moscow's Shadows 156: Are Putin's Praetorians up to the challenges of the future?

Update: 2024-07-211
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The Rosgvardiya, the National Guard, is the final backstop of Putin's rule, the public order force on which he relies to control the streets.* However, facing growing protest at home and engaged in pacifying occupied Ukraine, they and their commander, the thuggish Viktor Zolotov, are under pressure. How well are they coping?

*Admittedly, arguably the FSO, the Federal Protection Service, is closer to the Praetorian Guard of Roman times, but I cannot pass up on a nice alliteration...

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In Moscow's Shadows 156: Are Putin's Praetorians up to the challenges of the future?

In Moscow's Shadows 156: Are Putin's Praetorians up to the challenges of the future?

Mark Galeotti