The movie was based upon this book:
The book is a good read but it is serious unlike the movie.
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The movie was based upon this book:
The book is a good read but it is serious unlike the movie.
My missus and I have been watching 'The Great' recently (which is hilariously funny and loosely based on historic facts). It seems to give an insight into the endless cycle of this kind of behaviour on behalf of the Russian people. That a pseudo 21st century culture can become so locked into endless intrigue, plotting, murder assassination and totally overt totalitarian manipulation is a bit shocking in context. Sure, the rest of the wannabe civilised world has its stains and hang-overs from the past, but at least they're largely recognised and people are trying to wrestle with them.
But Russia? No. Lets just repeat the worst parts of the past. Again and again and again. Its sub banana-republic behavior as this is a culture that presents itself as one with a long and proud history. How can the Russian people seriously square that against the grim reality?
As India represented today, the third world appears to be about to swap places with the second.
But Russia? No. Lets just repeat the worst parts of the past. Again and again and again. Its sub banana-republic behavior as this is a culture that presents itself as one with a long and proud history. How can the Russian people seriously square that against the grim reality?
As India represented today, the third world appears to be about to swap places with the second.
Admiral Beez
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I canceled my Twitter account today. I hope I'll still be able to view these Ukraine tweets.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Hey, speaking of hitting the ground:
MOSCOW, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said.
There was no confirmation that Prigozhin was physically on board and Reuters could not immediately confirm that he was on the aircraft, which crashed north of Moscow.
"An investigation has been launched into an Embraer plane crash that occurred tonight in the Tver region. According to the passenger list, the name and surname of Yevgeny Prigozhin is among them," Rosaviatsia, Russia's aviation agency, was cited as saying by the state TASS news agency.
Russia's emergency situations ministry said in a statement that a private Embraer Legacy aircraft travelling from Moscow to St. Petersburg had crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver Region.
It said that 10 people had been on board, including three crew members. According to preliminary information, everyone on board had been killed, it said.
Prigozhin, 62, spearheaded a mutiny against Russia's top army brass on June 23-24 which President Vladimir Putin said could have tipped Russia into civil war.
The mutiny was ended by negotiations and an apparent Kremlin deal which saw Prigozhin agree to relocate to neighbouring Belarus. But he had appeared to move freely inside Russia after the deal nonetheless.
Prigozhin, who had sought to topple Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff, on Monday posted a video address which he suggested was shot in Africa.
www.reuters.com
AP is reporting that the plane was owned by the Prig.
MOSCOW, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said.
There was no confirmation that Prigozhin was physically on board and Reuters could not immediately confirm that he was on the aircraft, which crashed north of Moscow.
"An investigation has been launched into an Embraer plane crash that occurred tonight in the Tver region. According to the passenger list, the name and surname of Yevgeny Prigozhin is among them," Rosaviatsia, Russia's aviation agency, was cited as saying by the state TASS news agency.
Russia's emergency situations ministry said in a statement that a private Embraer Legacy aircraft travelling from Moscow to St. Petersburg had crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver Region.
It said that 10 people had been on board, including three crew members. According to preliminary information, everyone on board had been killed, it said.
Prigozhin, 62, spearheaded a mutiny against Russia's top army brass on June 23-24 which President Vladimir Putin said could have tipped Russia into civil war.
The mutiny was ended by negotiations and an apparent Kremlin deal which saw Prigozhin agree to relocate to neighbouring Belarus. But he had appeared to move freely inside Russia after the deal nonetheless.
Prigozhin, who had sought to topple Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff, on Monday posted a video address which he suggested was shot in Africa.
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AP is reporting that the plane was owned by the Prig.
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Thumpalumpacus
Major
Said to be video of Prigozhin's plane auguring in:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UQAUj914h0&t=3s
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UQAUj914h0&t=3s
Hey, speaking of hitting the ground:
MOSCOW, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said.
There was no confirmation that Prigozhin was physically on board and Reuters could not immediately confirm that he was on the aircraft, which crashed north of Moscow.
"An investigation has been launched into an Embraer plane crash that occurred tonight in the Tver region. According to the passenger list, the name and surname of Yevgeny Prigozhin is among them," Rosaviatsia, Russia's aviation agency, was cited as saying by the state TASS news agency.
Russia's emergency situations ministry said in a statement that a private Embraer Legacy aircraft travelling from Moscow to St. Petersburg had crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver Region.
It said that 10 people had been on board, including three crew members. According to preliminary information, everyone on board had been killed, it said.
Prigozhin, 62, spearheaded a mutiny against Russia's top army brass on June 23-24 which President Vladimir Putin said could have tipped Russia into civil war.
The mutiny was ended by negotiations and an apparent Kremlin deal which saw Prigozhin agree to relocate to neighbouring Belarus. But he had appeared to move freely inside Russia after the deal nonetheless.
Prigozhin, who had sought to topple Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff, on Monday posted a video address which he suggested was shot in Africa.
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin listed in Russian plane crash with no survivors
Russia's most powerful mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a plane which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said, two months to the day after he led an abortive mutiny against the army top brass.
AP is reporting that the plane was owned by the Prig.
Another unrepentant smoker who blew the Embraer with his defective lighter.
Escuadrilla Azul
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Great definition!
Escuadrilla Azul
Tech Sergeant
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- Feb 27, 2020
The whole Pigjet crash could be a plot by Pig himself to fake his death a live anonymously in a third world country?
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Thumpalumpacus
Major
Apparently Prigozhin was returning from a meeting at the Russian Ministry of Defense. Seems like a good opportunity for sabotage, though some Wagner sources are saying it was a SAM.
No need to be subtle about what happens in Russia. People know but won't say anything.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Maybe, maybe not.
