I remember seeing this some years back. It’s from a VICE news feature on the Donbas war (the interviewed our guy Russell Bentley, and of course edited it to make him look absolutely insane). The officer in the picture above is (was?) a member of the Essence of Time battalion. I’ll try and find the video and post it.
EDIT: Found the video. Quoted section begins around 7:10. If you watch the whole thing, note that the whole issue of “rainbow capitalism” is treated with, shall we say, a certain insensitivity – assuming that the Russian is actually translated correctly, which it very possibly isn’t.
These guys – they’re apparently a sort of communist “think tank” founded by the theater director Sergei Kurgyanin. They have or had a battalion fighting in the Donbas.
I remember seeing this some years back. It’s from a VICE news feature on the Donbas war (the interviewed our guy Russell Bentley, and of course edited it to make him look absolutely insane). The officer in the picture above is (was?) a member of the Essence of Time battalion. I’ll try and find the video and post it.
EDIT: Found the video. Quoted section begins around 7:10. If you watch the whole thing, note that the whole issue of “rainbow capitalism” is treated with, shall we say, a certain insensitivity – assuming that the Russian is actually translated correctly, which it very possibly isn’t.
The what now?
These guys – they’re apparently a sort of communist “think tank” founded by the theater director Sergei Kurgyanin. They have or had a battalion fighting in the Donbas.
Looked him up and it’s wild. Apparently he had a TV show on federal TV and everything. But their views appear to be an odd mix. Thank you!
What is “Essence of Time battalion”
Modern Russian communist group, see reply to Shrike502 below.
Thank you, friend, I’d appreciate that