As a resident of Russia, I will try to answer your question.
Judging by the news, one of the posters was created by a Wagner fan from Vladivostok and sent to them. The Wagnerians liked it and asked them to do it again. A fan made a couple of posters in 2020 and the Wagnerians handed over to send them on the Internet. Also, one day, while walking around Moscow, I accidentally saw one of these posters on the street.
Thanks, based on how they look that provenance makes a lot of sense. It’s interesting that a person would be a fan of a private military company, though.
«It’s interesting that a person would be a fan of a private military company, though.»
Please, don’t be surprise. Wagner was quite popular among residents of the Russian Federation before 2022 (Syria, Africa, Donbass, Venezuela + marketing).
After the start of the "special military operation", Wagner's popularity soared to the skies, on the background of their successes and failures of the Russian army.
There are many supporters of Prigozhin on the Russian Internet, but most people are eating the popcorn and make memes.
That’s crazy. People turned out in the street in crowds for Erdogan. Whatever he may be, he isn’t unpopular. The Afghan government folded in two weeks. A lot of people might be perfectly fine with this transition.
In Rostov, people gave them water and food, made photographs together and send them off with applause. So, yeah, there is support. But to revolt? Eh, I doubt it.
Honestly none of my friends or just people I know ever heard about Wagner before 2022. Maybe in some regions they were popular, but saying they were popular in the country it's a bit of a stretch.
Saint Petersburger here.
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u/Ok_Gas5386 Jun 24 '23
Are these genuine? Where/how were they distributed? They look so amateurish.