A myth is tradionally....a story of a people, a legend, a faked-up natural/social event or reality....which can even involve supernatural things or just a plain made-up story.
So the question here.....has the inner circle and news media of Russia....over a 20-year period....built a legend around Putin....that he can never fulfill?
For several months, I've followed an interesting suggestion among intellectuals....that Putin sees some need to recreate the legendary Soviet empire. The driving reason for this 'mission impossible'?
Well....the birth-rate is in decline in Russia, and within thirty years....the military age males for the defense of the nation...will be at a level that Russia cannot ever attempt another 'do-or-die' mission like this.
Course, in his mind....Putin didn't seem to think (back in January) that he'd expend 40-odd thousand young Russian men, and then actually create a quicker path to the birth-rate decline.
At this point now? I'm probably of the belief that half of the Oligarch folks now see Putin as a burden, and he's responsible for the financial demise of the Russian state.
But this brings to the big problem....what can you do with a myth or legend? Can you really dismiss them? In this case.....no.
Even if tactical nukes fall into play.....I don't think you can do much with a myth or legend in the middle of things.
If more than 150,000 Russian men die in this effort of the myth? Well....it simply has to be this way. You can't stand in the way of a myth. You can add.....by the end of this year.....more than one-million Russian young men will have found a exit-door out of Russia, and refuse to play in the myth's game.
In the years and decades to come, I think this will be openly discussed and people will be shocked how the myth came to exist in the first place, and exist in this imaginary Russian world for over 20 years.
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