Posted 9/29/2023, 10:09:53 AM

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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