02 August 2025
🕳️ Released Phantom Node 34: Nikolai Patrushev. The Gray Generator of Evil
A shadowy figure, yet a central force. Not a president — but a regime architect.
The mind behind the hybrid war, paranoia propaganda, and systemic poisoning of truth.
Who is Nikolai Patrushev?
One of the most powerful yet least visible figures in the Russian regime. Former head of the FSB and currently Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
He is widely regarded as the architect of hybrid warfare and the key generator of conspiracy-driven ideology that justifies internal repression and external aggression.
His power lies not in charisma, but in control — over fear, poisons, information, and shadows.
Type of Node:
Power Without Face
Status:
Alive — Still Active
Mode of Control:
Fear, Manipulation, “Security” Ideology
Phantom Image:
An intelligence official who shapes policy, not laws.
He erodes the idea of peace with concepts like "eternal threat" and "invisible enemy."
Instead of a Face:
Folders, toxins, doctrines, digital fog.
Core of the Node
What sustained it?
– The KGB legacy: loyalty to secrecy and force over law
– The myth of encirclement by enemies
– Total control over “security,” both internal and geopolitical
How did it become a phantom?
– He never sought public affection — he wanted full obedience
– His words were not emotional speeches, but strategic viruses
– With each disinformation wave, he built a more secure position in the shadows
Why does the phantom still exist?
– The system needs ideologues who explain cruelty with paranoia
– His presence justifies hybrid actions: assassinations, invasions, disinformation
– He is the spiritual father of Russia’s information war machine
State of the Phantom:
Mutating — spreading beyond borders in new formats
After the Regime:
Even after he disappears, the “Patrushev Method” — fear-driven narrative management — will remain in intelligence manuals across autocracies
Collective Response
We name the node not to empower it — but to disarm it.
By revealing the operator of fear, we cut the wire of control.
Key Principle:
Expose the mechanics of manipulation before they reproduce
Alt-text:
Graphite portrait of Nikolai Patrushev on aged paper. His semi-silhouetted figure blends with archival folders, security service stamps, and waves of disinformation. A trench-coated ghost dissolves into digital static. Conspiracy maps with arrows and threads mark the background. Dark Orthodox domes merge with radio signals and military codes. Patrushev spins a cracked globe, tinted with toxic yellow-green spills. Subtle icons of poison — syringes, teapots, "Novichok" — appear among shelves. Behind him, a Soviet-style security office with faceless portraits evokes total surveillance and ideological fog.
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Anna Pivtorak Kostyuk
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02.08.2025