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One of the central claims of official propaganda is this: “Whoever is against Pashinyan wants Armenia to become a province of Russia.” For example, if you take to the streets to protest the Prime Minister’s arbitrary rule—where he appears to govern the entire legal system through Facebook posts—then you’re branded a Kremlin agent. There’s no logic in this. In terms of legal authoritarianism, Armenia’s current ruler could well be seen as a pupil of Putin. But once the word “province” is used as a kind of…