The Russian film "Za nas s vami" (About Us and You, 2023) has somehow passed through the needle ears of the new censorship. It shows quite strongly and to a large extent objectively the perversions in the USSR from the 1950s - with all their cruelty and mindlessness.

Previously, there were countless objective opinions about such films on Russian cinema sites. People tried to say what they thought. Moreover, the film is an event, it's even strange how men in power missed it.
Now, however, the "reviews" are extreme and condemning, mainly with only insults and curses: anti-Sovietism, slander, disgusting, Zionist filth!

Many consider Prigozhin as independent player player.
I think that the top Russian elites (oligarchs, Chekists, military, police) have already decided to remove Putin, but each of them hopes that some other will remove the dictator.
For all of them,Prigogine is an instrument.
Progozhin serves as a test of Putin's will, of Putin's ability to hold on to power. Prigogine is like a current running into a frog's muscle - to see its reaction.
Prigogine is waste material. He is a means of probing Putin's power-ability.
Prigogine is doomed.
Putin - too.

05/13/2023

The Ukrainian counteroffensive is approaching.
About a month ago, based on my calculations and reasoning, after a detailed study of 10 known unknowns affecting the possible development, I suggested that it would start in early May, most likely around May 4th. At the moment, the rains and the ground not being dry enough may possibly delay the start, but this delay of the counter-offensive should not be more than a week, ten days at most. Excessive stalling at the start depletes the psychological resources of the counter-attackers and gives time to the rashists to continue with defensive equipment and measures.

I will present four of my reflections on what is undoubtedly the most discussed topic lately – that of the Ukrainian counter-offensive.

1.
To a no small and hopefully not fatal degree, as the counter-offensive approached, the West buckled.
As Sun Tzu says, the first to leave the battlefield is the thought of retreat.
That is why the bridges behind the back were often burned – so that there was no possibility of retreat.
Therefore, before the decisive battle, Spartacus killed his horse – telling his army that here they will either win or die.

1. When Comrade Xi visited his vassal Pu, there were many different analyses. Then I wrote the following: with this visit, Comrade Xi increases his value and importance to the West. He used Pu's helplessness to become more important to the key players in the West.