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The Wagner mutiny exposed the weakness of the Russian state. Behind the monolithic facade of Putinism are clans, networks and corporations pursuing their own goals. They are quite capable of bringing the country to collapse and civil war.

The war has gradually revealed Putin to be an ’emperor with no clothes,’ which even his inner circle will soon be forced to admit

What Russian leftists have to say about the almost coup

Leftys look at AI, the writers' strike ties up the entertainment market, and news gets strip-mined