Escape your worthless life! Join Putin's army for sex, money and status!
What Russia’s recruitment ads tell us about a failing state
A beautiful woman gazes at her distinctly average ex. The sight of his uniform persaudes her to ditch her husband and go back to him.
Russia is a poor country that thinks it’s a superpower. Nowhere is the gulf between the imperial aspirations of the rulers and the weariness of…
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