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On February 23, Russia celebrates Defender of the Fatherland Day \u2014 a holiday whose roots date back to the Soviet era, glorifying militarization and the \u201cmessianic role\u201d of the Russian army. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Russia\u2019s idea of \u201cdefense\u201d also means amassing at least 150,000 troops on Ukraine’s borders, officially deploying Russian troops to the occupied parts of Ukraine’s east, and more, look at the infographic above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On February 23, Russia celebrates Defender of the Fatherland Day \u2014 a holiday whose roots date back to the Soviet era, glorifying militarization and the \u201cmessianic role\u201d of the Russian army. 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