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Ursus Rex

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5. Russia.

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Wed May 14, 2025, 08:01 PM

21 hrs ago

Oligarchs, a veneer of respectability conferred by former glory, a corrupt bureaucracy, absolutely minimal infrastructure and then only where the leader needs it to exercise his power ie Moscow.

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