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Russian Propagandist Calls for Restoring Imperial Russia, Says Putin's Annexations Fulfill Russia's Purpose

  • Russian propagandist calls for restoring the Russian Empire, suggesting this is Russia's ultimate goal rather than restoring the Soviet Union.

  • Comments come as Putin declared a new Russian holiday to celebrate annexation of Ukrainian regions.

  • Propagandist says Russia is "discovering its purpose" and can rewind 800 years to before the Russian Empire dissolved in 1917.

  • He says Russia's existence since the USSR dissolved has been "timelessness, blackness, and hopelessness."

  • The propagandist compares Russia's transformation to a drug addict getting clean, saying it's "something wonderful, something frightening."

newsweek.com
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