by Rich Lowry
A couple millennia after Athens and a couple hundred years after the modern democratic revolution, Russia still has a de facto czar.
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Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group cross a street as they get deployed near the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023.
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On the one hand, events in Russia over the weekend were stunning — the leader of a mercenary group declaring against the country’s military leadership and, for 24 hours, marching on Moscow.
On the other, they were about what you’d expect in a Russia that, across the long centuries of its existence, has never managed to achieve Western standards of self-government.
About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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On the one hand, events in Russia over the weekend were stunning — the leader of a mercenary group declaring against the country’s military leadership and, for 24 hours, marching on Moscow.
On the other, they were about what you’d expect in a Russia that, across the long centuries of its existence, has never managed to achieve Western standards of self-government.
About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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