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" "The only thing for certain about Russia is that it will always be immersed in chaos. That's normal. It's its historical state.
Nicolai Lilin (born 12 February, 1980) is an Italian-Moldovan writer. His first novel, Siberian Education, was adapted into a 2013 film directed by Gabriele Salvatores. He has since attracted attention for spreading Russian propaganda throughout the course of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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Quando ho fatto il servizio militare nelle squadre di sabotaggio e catturavo i terroristi islamici, adottavamo una pratica di preparazione agli interrogatori che mi ha sempre turbato. [...] Prima di tutto gli toglievamo i pantaloni e le mutande. Poi con le sue calze faceva una sorta di tappo che gli infilavamo in bocca. [...] All'inizio non riuscivo a capirne il senso. Poi lo ho chiesto al nostro capitano. [...] Mi ha spiegato che questa pratica era stato studiata da alcuni psicologi e che serviva a privare il prigioniero della propria dignità e, quindi, azzerarlo. Così, quando lo portavamo davanti a chi lo avrebbe interrogato, il terrorista si metteva subito a parlare. Non bisognava più far tanta fatica a cavargli fuori le informazioni.
Mine was a criminal family. My grandfather robbed banks and my father armored vans. During the war my grandfather was a sniper, like almost all Siberian hunters; he was in the same convoy that took the great Vasily Zaytsev to Stalingrad. I'm often told that I had a bad childhood. Perhaps it's true, but I liked it that way. That element got me closer to the adults and I felt responsible.
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