a thread to understand what's going on: think of Russia as postmodern fascist state, a mix of Mussolini and Baudrillard. This means: a) there's no society or individuals, only state, which subjugates all, b) there's no reality, only virtual image which subjugates facts
Kremlin's key enemy is the reality itself. It tries to be ahead of reality and playing with the reality as if it is a computer game - with only difference that they play with real people and their lives and destinies
they use "evacuation of orphans" to get an virtual image of a horrible aggressive Ukraine. They deport people to get an image of "refugees" who flee. They make "terrorist acts" against their own hostages and invite their "media" to get an image of Ukrainian attack.
the reality becomes a slave of an image. This is what hybrid warfare is about: make reality tremble before the image, make real world tremble in front of the virtual world.
Russian "postmodernism" is not about creating an alternative virtual world; it's about making virtual world so powerful that it will destroy and subjugate the real one
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