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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Putin won't axe Shoigu he's his perfectly loyal Tuvan pet... not necessarily loyal to Putin (he started under Yeltsin), but to the office of the president: Shoigu is guaranteed to not make a move for office because he has no chance in the first place because racism.

He's pretty much the only person among the Siloviki who is guaranteed to not use their position as head of the army to putsch. Shoigu's best play is to be loyal to whoever happens to be his boss, and that's what he's doing. He may be otherwise incompetent bu he understands politics.

(Side note: Tuva does have a kickass national anthem, with throat singing and everything)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you for linking that. The anthem absolutely slaps. Now I wish I was Tuvan. Or, at the very least, I wish the Russian Federation would collapse so Tuva can participate in the Olympics under their own flag, and then I will cheer for them so I can hear this anthem.