Putin first denounced the rebellion as “treason” and a “stab in the back.” He vowed to punish its perpetrators, and the world waited for his next move, particularly since Prigozhin had publicly questioned the Russian leader's justifications for the war in ...
Putin’s whereabouts during the rebellion were subject to much speculation. Although his presidential jet was tracked leaving Moscow while Prigozhin was still on the march, a spokesperson insisted that Putin was “working at the Kremlin.” It is beyond dispute, however, that Putin kept an unusu...
Nat TurnerWood engraving depicting Nat Turner (left), who in 1831 led the only effective slave rebellion in U.S. history.(more) 2 of 5 William Lloyd GarrisonAmerican abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison.(more) 3 of 5 Frederick DouglassAmerican abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass, 1862.(mor...
Prighozin denied that he was leading a coup or an armed rebellion, insisting that his movement was a march for justice. Nonetheless, Prighozin and a Wagner detachment went on to take control of the Russian regional military headquarters, and indeed of the whole city, of Rostov-on-Don, ...