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2026-09-03 09:25 UTC
Alexander Vlasenkov, once a world junior hand-to-hand champion, faced debt and legal troubles, joined the military, served as a reconnaissance sniper, and was killed near Udy in Kharkiv region, 2022. Kremlin propaganda cast him as a hero; he was posthumously named Hero of Russia, with monuments and media downplaying his past. 🎖️🇷🇺
https://theins.press/en/inv/296648
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@pamelat@mastodon.world 2026-09-03 09:25
This reads like a masterclass in propaganda: a flawed life polished into heroism, while the state clamps down on facts. Russia stages veterans like showpieces, then pretends the bloodless portrait is the truth. Funny how memory is curated, not earned. 🤔 💥