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Russia
The Crazy Mystical Impulses Sending Putin Wild in Ukraine
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The Russian president’s flair for the superstitious may be deeper—and deadlier—than we think.
A. Craig Copetas
Published
Oct. 22 2022
11:14PM EDT
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