“Russkis are big on heroes - and heroic statues”
You mean golden calves and communist idols? And leaving Lenin’s preserved body in open display in Red Square to this day? While leaving the vast majority of communism’s Russian victims buried in oblivion?
You mean blackmailing Poland when it gets rid of such idols and calling Ukraine traitorous for tearing down Lenin statues and renaming streets named for Soviet despots?
And this poor man in question committed suicide in the same vain as Japanese in WWII. God is His final judge of course but one thing you may find of interest: his pitiful salary while alive.
“Russian military blasts betrayal after media leaks deceased pilot’s salary”