Behind the new military training center for youth in Murmansk stand the Kremlin and Chechen strongmen
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Behind the new military training center for youth in Murmansk stand the Kremlin and Chechen strongmen
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From playgrounds to parade grounds: Russian schools are becoming increasingly militarized
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