Originally Posted by
wondering
Clever to sacrifice the 'Untermenschen' in the disadvantaged regions who are not ethnic Russians. Vlad doesn't make the same mistake the SU did in the war against Afghanistan.
Reminds me a bit of the Hunger Games - people in the Capitol living in luxury, while the outside districts work almost as slave labor to support the excesses of the capitol.
I doubt the author of the Hunger Games intended it as a 'how to' guide...