>Despite his astonishing story, the soldier was forced back to the frontline as soon as he fully recovered. He was later wounded again, and is again in hospital, only now telling his story.
“You cheated death, grats. Now, get back in there, maggot!”
Sure
Well he’s one in a million. Hopefully that doesn’t happen to any of the next million dead soldiers
Edit. Survive of course.
“Bring out yer dead”
“I’m not quite dead yet”
There have been a few of these stories lately, I wonder if it’s a way of myth making from the Russian command, ‘ you might see yourself as a piece of shit but volunteer to go to Ukraine and no one can question your character again if you live through it’. No one can imagine themselves catching a bit of shrapnel and rotting in a ditch so people tend towards ‘I’ll be the hero’.
It seems like there is no way to redeem your wasted life in other people’s eyes inside Russia, Russians have a self esteem problem and their society, such as it is, cares nothing for the individual.
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>Despite his astonishing story, the soldier was forced back to the frontline as soon as he fully recovered. He was later wounded again, and is again in hospital, only now telling his story.
“You cheated death, grats. Now, get back in there, maggot!”
Sure
Well he’s one in a million. Hopefully that doesn’t happen to any of the next million dead soldiers
Edit. Survive of course.
“Bring out yer dead”
“I’m not quite dead yet”
There have been a few of these stories lately, I wonder if it’s a way of myth making from the Russian command, ‘ you might see yourself as a piece of shit but volunteer to go to Ukraine and no one can question your character again if you live through it’. No one can imagine themselves catching a bit of shrapnel and rotting in a ditch so people tend towards ‘I’ll be the hero’.
It seems like there is no way to redeem your wasted life in other people’s eyes inside Russia, Russians have a self esteem problem and their society, such as it is, cares nothing for the individual.
Back to the front, and let them have a second go…
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