[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

I was talking with a historian earlier, who said that it is a very old Russian fantasy that Moscow would become the new Constantinople. With any degree of success in this direction, Putin would almost be guaranteed to be made a Russian Orthodox Saint.

[redgolum]

They have viewed themselves in the the past as the Third Rome.

1.Rome on the Tiber
2. Constantinople.
3. Moscow.

Their internal prophecy says “There will not be a fourth”.

Lots of old Orthodox prophecy about stuff like that. I can thank the old Orthodox people here on FR for opening my eyes to it.