Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] In St. Petersburg, an initiative group asks Governor Beglov to install a sign and a monument to Prigozhin
| ....Yevgeny Prigozhin: Russian mercenary leader, oligarch, restaurateur, former owner of Wagner PVC (1961–2023)... |
Considering the long-standing conflict between Prigozhin and Beglov, it is unlikely that the governor will cooperate on this issue, although at least the governor will not lose the plaque. On the contrary, it will show that he is not vindictive.
There are formally no legal obstacles to immortalization, especially since Prigozhin is a hero of Russia.
The criminal case against him for attempted rebellion has been closed and there have been no legal claims against him from the state.
But there is a political assessment. and according to the political assessment, Prigozhin tried to commit a mutiny during the war, and people died during the failed mutiny. It’s clear that all this was written off, because from the point of view of political expediency it was necessary to write it off in order to avoid bad scenarios. But the assessment, nevertheless, has not gone away, which may also prevent the installation of a monument to Prigozhin.
So it is possible that the sign will be allowed, but the monument and Prigozhin Street will be crushed.
PS. There are currently no clear answers about the reasons for the death of Prigozhin’s plane, other than reports that an internal explosion was to blame.