The Mahabharata Solution

In the Mahabharata, the deal is made:

The Demons free the Apprentice from the Master Sorcerer’s stomach, without killing the Master Sorcerer.

And, both the Master Magister Magi Sorcerer Putin and the Apprentice Chef Saucerer honour their agreement.

Source: Coup Day in Russia: Collected Posts

The ancient text provides the script: the resolution is a negotiated deal where both survive. On 24 June 2023, this is precisely what happened — Prigozhin’s march on Moscow ended with a deal brokered by Lukashenko, and both the master and apprentice walked away alive. The mythology predicted not only the crisis but the form of its resolution.

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