Day: November 28, 2025
Former Kremlin deputy chief of staff reportedly wrote Putin letter condemning war in Ukraine before his resignation in September — Meduza meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11…
Former Kremlin deputy chief of staff reportedly wrote Putin letter condemning war in Ukraine before his resignation in September
7:47 am, November 28, 2025Source: Agentstvo MediaGrigory Sysoev / Sputnik / Profimedia
Former Kremlin Deputy Chief of Staff Dmitry Kozak wrote a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin condemning Moscow’s war against Ukraine shortly before his resignation in September, Agentstvo Media reports.Kozak, who previously served as Russia’s deputy prime minister, became Putin’s deputy chief of staff in January 2020. According to a Meduza source close to the Kremlin, when the members of Russia’s Security Council realized in February 2022 that Putin was preparing to launch a full-scale war in Ukraine, Kozak opposed the plan. In the months that followed, Kozak was reported to have “fallen out of favor” with the Russian president.
According to Agentstvo, when Kozak submitted his official resignation on September 18, 2025, he also handed Putin a personal letter criticizing the war. “In the letter, the former deputy chief condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine, using very strong language,” the outlet reported, citing a source who knows Kozak personally.
Another longtime acquaintance of Kozak said the former official does not believe the letter angered Putin and that he “even expects to meet with him in the near future.”
Kozak has spent considerable time abroad since stepping down, but a source close to him told Agentstvo that this is not due to concerns for his safety. He has been traveling for medical treatment and continues to return to Russia, the source said.
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Nov 28, 2025
Kremlin Insider Dmitry Kozak Criticized War in Letter to Putin Before Resigning – Agentstvo – The Moscow Times themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/2…
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The effects of anti-semitism on Jews in the late USSR: self-hatred and various character pathologies
Internalized Anti-Semitism and Self-Hatred
- Negative Self-Image: Jewish individuals absorbed societal prejudices, resulting in a negative self-image and identity rejection.
- Feelings of Inferiority and Shame: Ongoing persecution and a subordinate social position produced feelings of anger, embarrassment, guilt, and low self-esteem.
- Self-Negation: Some individuals exhibited “peculiar self-consciousness” and a tendency toward “self-negation,” attempting to deny their Jewish identity in order to be seen as “normal” Soviet citizens.
- Identity Conflict: The clash between one’s heritage and the dominant, hostile culture created significant identity conflict. [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
Character Pathologies and Behavioral Responses
- Alienation and Evasion: A profound sense of alienation from the Soviet system replaced any former loyalty. Many Jews sought to hide their Jewish identity, for example, by wishing for a “normal” surname that did not immediately mark them as Jewish.
- Anxiety and Fear: Jewish citizens lived with a constant fear of persecution, which was well-founded given the history of state-sponsored violence and discrimination. This fear was exacerbated by the lack of reliable official protection.
- Psychosomatic Symptoms: Studies of Jewish residents with a background of migration from post-Soviet areas have shown an increased rate of depression, anxiety, fatigue, and psychosomatic problems, such as chronic pain and psychocardial symptoms, directly linked to their experiences of anti-semitism and the transgenerational passing of trauma.
- Assimilation or Emigration: The desire to escape discrimination and psychological harm often led to thoughts of either full assimilation into the dominant Russian culture or, when possible, emigration. The large wave of Jewish emigration that began in the 1970s was a direct result of this deep alienation and rejection. [7, 8, 9, 10]
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Важней всех ваших индюков
Всё кричит, что он – дантист,
А на деле – аферист.
Уроду дали по башке,
И мозги его – в горшке.
Теперь рубли он отмывает,
Капитал свой собирает.
Сладко от него всегда воняло.
Трусливый, подлый и тупой,
Остался на всю жизнь такой!


