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Apart from what others have said, If you follow contemporary Russian politics, a Russian communist once described the parallels of the historical image between Trotsky and Prigozhin.

The reason I even brought this up is because it so accurately predicted the fate of Prigozhin, months before the mutiny when Prigozhin was just making noises criticizing the Russian government:

A bright, daring, well-spoken tongue, and with an unusual ability to whip aimless youth into fanatical shock troops, Trotsky forged himself the image of the creator of the Red Army during 1918-20. A brilliant military commander who does not care to show respect for and prone to launch into tirade against his political peers, except towards a certain leader (i.e., Lenin, but even that was not always the case either). Useful during war time, but a dangerous figure during peace time. Trotsky would reap a short-lived fame and gain a cult status in the country, but the System will eventually get rid of Trotsky because he proved too much of a threat and a liability to the post-civil war Soviet Union.

Leading a rebellion of Left Opposition against the government, Trotsky was eventually exiled to Kazakhstan and ultimately met his end in Mexico.

In contemporary Russia, Prigozhin in many respects reflected the same historical image and cult status of Trotsky. And the amazing part here is that even his exile (to Belarus) and his death (plane crash on the way to Moscow) could be predicted, as the System decided to get rid of him when he proved to be too much of a liability.

The only difference here is that both Stalin and Trotsky were true believers in their ideologies, while Putin and Prigozhin believe in nothing. Truly as Hegel once described: first as tragedy, then as farce.