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To understand Russian strategy, one must first understand the men and theories shaping it.

This essay penetrates the intellectual core of Russia’s military-political elite — exploring the strategic visions of Sergey Chekinov, Sergey Bogdanov, Evgeny Messner, Alexander Dugin, Igor Panarin, and the widely discussed Gerasimov Doctrine.

Beyond theories, the essay reveals the geopolitical conditions that enabled Russia to project hybrid warfare across neighboring states and maintain influence through ambiguity, pressure, and strategic destabilization.

This is not merely a study of doctrines.

It is a map of how modern power thinks.

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