At the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Malofeev and Dugin presented a report on Russia’s future until 2050. In its initial version, the use of nuclear weapons was included in the „good” scenario. Malofeev then publicly accused his co-authors of transferring this element to the „inertial” scenario without his knowledge. This isn’t an anecdote. It’s a diagnosis. In Russian strategic thinking today, the debate isn’t about whether to use nuclear weapons. The debate is about which scenario category