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"HAa RoLo SAiD RUsSiAnS LiKE WagneR BuT ActuallY ThEy DonT BeCAUse NoBODY OPeNLy SiDEd WiTh THem"1111

These absolutely unbearable rubes and troglodytes...these sortes of opinions really are microagressions against all logic and maybe the shitlibes are right that some speech should be punished with extreme social shaming and perhaps exile to the sun.

Just imagine trying to overlook the relevance of Russian troops including OMON just outright being indifferent to protecting the current power vertical in the Kremlin. Imagine just overlooking the implications of the Chechnyans being the ONLY armed group on the Kremlin welfare tit being ready to protect the current regime. This is indicative of extreme instability lurking beneath the surface. A peasantry and military thats totally indifferent to the welfare of its overlords. This is a huge slap in the face to the 5D dronery claiming the Kremlin enjoys support and calls into question just what is the context for Putin having like 70+ percent support amongst the public. This is probably very passive support in other words. Furthermore as Rolo has correctly pointed out one does not have to love Prigozhin to acknowledge that his crimes are no worse than those or the current power arrangement and as someone who was until recently part of that arrangement they are par the course. Hence the indifference of the Russian people to the whole affair. That is Russian troops rightfully thought "what does the BS even have to do with me, Im not dying over this".

And huge lol at Moon of Alabama coping that the cheering Russians seeing off Wagner in Rostov were expressing happiness that Wagner was leaving. Gold medal mental gymnastics. So instead of throwing eggs and yelling идти нахуй and пошел вон отсюда they were clapping and giving them flowers. So its the writers that seeth, cope and lie the most that will always get the biggest following.

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Jun 27, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

I don't see any racism in your writing. I see a brilliant writer with an above average intellect and wit who understands a thing or two about what's going on over there that I don't and I'm grateful for the opportunity to read your stuff. Thank you!

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Jun 27, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

Kudos to Rolo and Corbett for yesterday's interview. Rolo got introduced to Corbett's large audience, and Corbett's audience got clear pilled about Russia and the "SMO(s)." Win, Win. Rolo, may your paid subs double as a result of the interview. Looking forward to your application of Logos Theology and Heraclitian thought to Putin's recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel.

https://www.corbettreport.com/interview-1813-wtf-just-happened-in-russia-with-rolo-slavskiy/

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Jun 27, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

It appears, there's an attempt being made to characterize-- at least to Western audiences that Prigozhin and his troops are "not" nationalists but terrorists.

I stumbled across Kim Iverson's YouTube channel, funny enough Tara Reade was one of her employees before seeking refuge in Russia. Of course, Tara has nothing to do with the hefty woman previously mentioned who wields a whip.😁

Anyway, Iverson wrongly compares the Wagner group to the Moderate Rebels in Syria, or the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. She's primarily discussing the dangers of a privatized army. However, her analysis is a dangerous one as the ruling elites in the US have been inferring that nationalists especially ex-veterans like the ones who were entrapped by the FBI during the 1/6 setup are the equivalent to domestic terrorists.

https://youtu.be/pOWv-WYylsY

Btw, good interview with James Corbett--very informative.

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Kim's flag has faded considerably over the last year or so. They come and they go like autumn showers.

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PSA

McDuff Lives 2

special report: the Wagner Rebellion, with Riley Waggaman June 27, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFyeL5EgY70

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Jun 27, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

I've been mainlining Rolo, first month of new subscription. Your Machiavellian insights into the corruption in the Kremlin are eye opening. In a recent podcast you said, to paraphrase, "Forget the geopolitics BS. It's all about oligarch scorpion death duels in Ukraine and Russia." And to continue the idea, in the EU, USA, China and Israel as well???

I'm shedding some of my geopolitical frame, but not all. I think there is STILL a geopolitical realm, but that perhaps the oligarch scorpion match needs to be integrated into the "larger context" or the 30K elevation narrative. Struggling with this currently.

Despite your blowhard rhetoric-- for laughs and to confuse the morons-- I'm finding your perspective a welcome antidote to Mercurious, Ritter, Martyanov and others. I gave up on Martyanov months ago. I like Ritter for his moral outrage. I listen to Mercurious for his daily updates, but can't stand his peacenik BS and patrician disdain.

But I'm not going to become a goddamn Rolo fan boy. That would be silly, wouldn't it? As the whole point of a Rolo perspective is to remain a hard core realist.

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Jun 27, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

My belief is that all significant entities are run by criminals, who will work with each other when it is to their benefit, but since their own interests are the driving force, these criminals have no ability to exhibit any of the higher human characteristics such as empathy, honesty, responsibility or accountability. It is for them survival of the fittest at any cost. There are people in all countries who have chosen foreign allies to work with, believing that they will benefit in the long term. Much of humanity has been educated/propagandized into accepting the official/authority version of history/events, giving up their ability to reason and accept responsibility for their actions. I can see no way out of this situation except for generational change, and then only with the initial destruction of the current corrupt environment.

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Jun 27, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

As a new subscriber, I have had to de louse myself from the near constant western media propaganda since this 'war' started. However, i was always able to separate Russian people from Russian government etc. Saying 'The Russians' is like saying 'The Borg' They are not a collective with a single will ruled by the Borg Queen Putin, they are just people, like you and me trying to just get on with their lives. The Russian public didn't start this conflict. Still, i have much to learn about how Russian politics really works, so i figured i would seek out a Jedi Master to train in the ways of the farce, i mean force...

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Jun 27, 2023·edited Jun 27, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

I am one of those who saved this blog and made you a star. ;) And now you are a star. Congrats

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Jun 27, 2023·edited Jun 27, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

💬 The simpletons should realize

😂 Such a lovely oxymoron! Remind me pluheez why they’ve got this particular word for a collective signifier 🤭

ETA Works nice as a literary device.

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Jun 27, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

High strung spirits that refuse to get sucked up by the swamp of mediocrity and amputated by inevitable intellectual corruption of the crowd and its false idols have a big cross to bear today, I salute you for that!

I certainly do enjoy and wouldn’t miss my daily fix of your refreshingly different take on the Prigo Drama and related topics. As muddy, obnoxious and Trumpesque as he is, it’s simply a relief to see someone - anyone - shake up and challenge the preposterous clique in charge now. Beggars cant be choosers… Likewise having someone with a high caliber mind challenge those contaminating the mental wells with their excretions. Bravo!

Can you send the link to your book on statehood again? Couldn’t find it. Wondering are there more ideas and trends in Russia now besides limp wristed Putinism, half assed Warlordism, puerile Nationalism, self indulgent Duginism, sidelined Moarchism? Any that get the full stamp of Rolo approval?

Best regards

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Jun 27, 2023·edited Jun 27, 2023Author

The book: https://roloslavskiy.substack.com/s/the-akashique-indy-bookstore

Politicians in all countries are bought and paid for.

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Jun 27, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

ok thx

in our modern ochlocracies for sure, which makes me all the more nostalgic - specially as an Austrian in exile - when remembering how Emperor Franz Joseph responded to Theodore Roosevelt before our collective fall from grace: as to what his mission was: "It's my job as emperor to protect my people from elected politicians"

Seems like a different universe reading this today

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I welcome what you say as I want to figure this out. Am coming from the prospective as an Israeli in Christ loving my country and hating it's evil rulers so open to facts and thinking. Based on visions I perceive NATO as end time beast of antichrist troubled by east and north or Russia and china. I consider all rulers as war criminals that want to wax a nation with a special sauce. Most today think Russia will expand and I only pray Russia survives. I understand geopolitics. Russia picked up Syria and Iran not of love but they were the only puzzle pieces not in American hands and thus available. It's shocking but sobering to me that Putin has not the power many think. I love america and wish it to get right but if not I welcome it's fall. Israel must have 2/3 cut off by scripture so I welcome that for it's Gods plan to redeem 1/3 for Christ. Don't overlook Gods plan behind all happening.

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The following translated from Dreizen ...

Prigogine is a bandit from the 90s.

You can see from one face.

One of the main beneficiaries of corruption in the Russian state over the past 12-13 years.

All his money, from corruption BY DEFINITION, by the fact that they were allocated by the black cash register, not by law, but by “concepts.”

And also, all his schemes in Syria and Africa, well, diamonds, I don’t know.

I don't know, and from the fact that those who were sent to investigate it were killed.

Prigogine is a murderous criminal who imagines himself to be God.

In his environment, he behaves like a little Stalin - whomever he wants, he beats, locks up, kills. Even against the Army began to encroach, kidnap, beat.

Just because this man saved the Front from falling apart last fall doesn't make it clean and fluffy.

And does not make him a fighter, for anything.

The fact that there are people in Russia who consider him a fighter for anything (including against corruption!!!) proves that Russians can be just as stupid as the Anglo-Saxons.

And also, his Council of Commanders or whatever it is, these are not Patriots, but a Transnational Corporation or an organized criminal group, they have no homeland. Doubt? Why did they leave for Belarus?

Like the private generals of the era of the late Roman Republic, Prigogine is a fighter for himself, and that's all.

And the fact that they failed to calm him down in time is a complete failure of the Russian statehood.

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Sounds like he translated strelkov.

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" And the fact that they failed to calm him down in time is a complete failure of the Russian Putin".

This is Putin's own goal , Putin has been in charge for twenty years, Putin allowed illegal mercenaries like Wagner to flourish because he knows that Shoigu's command is corrupt and traitorous so there is or was a need for real fighters with real commanders doing real war . Shoigu let his army sit on the sidelines while Wagner bled for the country. Putin is afraid of Shoigu , if he was not he would have dismissed him long ago. Putin needs to own the entire mess that Russia finds itself in , it is his handiwork and no body else's.

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Maybe Luka will join hands with Wagner and march on Moscow. That would be the nicest thing😀.

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What did the Rostov public mean by cheering Wagner troops? Did they approve their rebellion, recognise their fighting quality or welcome the ending of their action?

Moon of Alabama says they were happy to see Wagner depart, rather than hopeful they would overthrow the Russian government.

'As far as is known none of Wagner's military commanders and only a few thousand of its 25,000 troops had joined Prigozhin in his lunatic run. No one in Russia changed sides or supported him. When the Wagner troops entered Rostov on the Don the people who talked with his soldiers were critical of their presence. When Wagner were leaving without further bloodshed the people applauded. To interpret that as support for Prigozhin, as some 'western' analysts did, is false. The people were just happy that the whole stunt was over.'

https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/prigozhins-farce-is-over-and-it-is-clear-who-has-won-.html

Martyanov is very critical of Prigozhin, perhaps unsurprisingly given his own Russian media and official connections, but he mentions Prigozhin's very criminal background, and points out that many of his 'commanders' may just form a criminal gang displeased by the ending of their opportunities . (Other sources have pointed out Wagner troops involvement in local crimes.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-SPBc_8GXw

The amazing thing is how such a person could attain such a position. Shoigu may be the biggest crook in the Russian military, but evidently he is not the only one.

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>Moon of Alabama says they were happy to see Wagner depart, rather than hopeful they would overthrow the Russian government.

Jesus Christ man.

That is a new low.

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Where were all of Shoigu's men when Wagner arrived in Rostov and commandeered the southern military headquarters? Not one shot was fired to defend the most important military headquarters in Russia at this point in time. Wagner got no support ? All the way to the outskirts of Moscow in 24hrs virtually unopposed, they got no help???????

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Was it under attack? Apparently Prigozhin did not interfere with normal activity, just blustered a lot. 200 kilometres is quite a long way from the outskirts of any city. No one important came out in their support. It was a prudent move by the Kremlin to avoid overt use of the military against them in case loyalties would have been strained. Now everyone important can proclaim undying loyalty to the Kremlin - until another opportunity arises which looks as if it may be successful for someone else.

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So a column of armoured mutineers is heading to Moscow to murder the chief military man , it is shooting down helis and one of the columns is heading to your military headquarters so you just leave town and wait for them to go away?

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That worked, didn't it? Much more 'politic' than forcing a military confrontation.

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It worked for Wagner, yeah

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Jun 27, 2023Liked by Rurik Skywalker

Usually people cheering for someone leaving dont take selfies with said people.

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Many people will take pictures of themselves in connection with anything unusual that feeds their own narcissism. It might have been that they admired them as fighters against Ukraine, or pleased that these admired characters had not forced a confrontation with the state. Without further evidence as to context it is not possible to be sure of their reasons.

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