"the 3rd Reich"
yes , your Moscow is the 3rd Reich
Expansionist
Ideology
Third Reich: Nazi Germany pursued Lebensraum ("living space") in Eastern Europe, seeking to annex territory and dominate neighboring nations.
Moscow Imperialists: The Kremlin has repeatedly violated the sovereignty of neighboring countries — notably Georgia (2008), Ukraine (2014 Crimea annexation, 2022 full-scale invasion) — under the pretext of protecting the so-called "Russian (Moscow) world" or restoring historical influence. This reflects a classic imperialist mindset.
2. Authoritarianism and Cult of Leadership
Third Reich: Adolf Hitler built a totalitarian regime with absolute control over media, civil society, and the military, reinforced by a cult of personality.
Moscow Empire: Vladimir Putin has dismantled democratic institutions, imprisoned or assassinated dissenters (e.g., Navalny, Nemtsov), monopolized media, and cultivated a personality cult, portraying himself as the guardian of a revived
Moscow-led empire.
3. Use of Ethno-Nationalism
Third Reich: Promoted Aryan supremacy and portrayed minorities as existential threats to national unity.
Moscow Imperialists: Promote the ideology of so called
Russkiy Mir (“Russian World”) — a belief that all Muscovite -speaking or ethnically Muscovite speaking people belong under the control of the Moscow empire. This ideology has been used to justify invasions and occupations, especially in Ukraine.
4. Militarization and State Violence
Third Reich: Weaponized its military for aggressive expansion and committed mass war crimes.
Moscow Imperialists: Use brutal military force with indiscriminate violence against civilians (e.g., in Mariupol, Bucha), conduct forced deportations, torture, and systemic repression — all characteristic of fascist regimes.
5. Disdain for International Law
Third Reich: Destroyed the League of Nations framework, violated treaties, and acted unilaterally.
Moscow Empire: Shows open contempt for international law, ignoring the UN Charter, breaking the Budapest Memorandum, and abusing its Security Council veto to block accountability for its own crimes.
6. Myth of Historical Destiny
Third Reich: Justified conquest by invoking a glorious, mythologized German past and racial destiny.
Moscow Imperialists: Deny Ukraine’s legitimacy as a sovereign nation, claim post-Soviet borders are illegitimate, and portray imperial restoration as the “historic mission” of Moscow — a narrative rooted in 19th-century imperial nostalgia and 20th-century neo Bolshevik revisionism.