Day 16

Unspeakable Gratuitous Cruelty

Illustration by Michelle and Nicole Feldman

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There’s a superabundance of documentary material on every aspect of what has brought Russia to “point zero” of its history. The neo-totalitarian mess managed by the insanely suspicious man in Moscow is deadly, much more dangerous than dictatorship or tyranny. Тotal domination is the only form of government with which co-existence is not possible - maybe not yet for the Germans and the French, but certainly for Ukrainians. That’s why there are only two possible outcomes of the ongoing war: Either Ukraine wins, or Russia loses.