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Aug 2023
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What do Russians think of Yevgeny Prigoz...

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In Russia, Yevgeny Prigozhin is a polarizing figure. On Tuesday, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group was quietly buried in a private cemetery on the outskirts of St Petersburg. The plane crash north of Moscow last week means Prigozhin and much of the leadership of the Wagner Group are gone, though theories about what might have happened abound. So what do Russians think about Prigozhin now, and what does it mean for Putin's hold on power?

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This episode was produced by Fahrinisa Campana and Amy Walters, with Kevin Hirten, in for Malika Bilal. Khaled Soltan and Zaina Badr fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera AlDosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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