The Russian businessman Evgeny Prigozhin commented on the article by Financial Times (FT), in which he was compared with Grigory Rasputin during the reign of Nicholas II. The statement of the founder of the PMC “Wagner” was published by his press service.
Prigozhin admitted that he was not too familiar with the story of Rasputin, but knows that he “stopped the blood of the young prince with conspiracies.” “I, unfortunately, do not stop blood, I let the blood enemies of our homeland. And not with conspiracies, but only with direct contact with them,” he said.
According to Prigozhin, the meaning of his comparison with Rasputin is “absolutely understandable”: “When the children are naughty, they try to draw the attention of the pope with all sorts of unexpected antics. Therefore, everything that the Americans should do now is to come to my dad, ask for forgiveness and further conduct yourself okay “.
It was previously reported that the FT journalist, analyzing the “growth of the influence of Evgeny Prigozhin”, saw the similarities of the founder of the PMC “Wagner” with Rasputin. In his opinion, Prigozhin also has an influence on the Russian authorities, although it does not officially have a high position. In addition, he allows himself to criticize the military command and power, resembles the publication. FT also sees the intersection with Rasputin in the non-publicity of the projects of the Founder of the PMC, who for a long time officially denied the connection with her and with the agency of Internet research, which the FBI calls the “troll factory”. The difference between Prigozhin and Rasputin is also obvious, according to FT. Rasputin was considered a “holy old man” and had an influence not on Nicholas II, but on the queen in connection with the illness of their son, Tsarevich and heir to the throne of Alexei.