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Orlov

/ ˈɔːlɒf /

noun

  1. OrlovGrigori Grigorievich, Count17341783MRussianMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: statesman Count Grigori Grigorievich . 1734–83, Russian soldier and a lover of Catherine II. He led (with his brother, Count Aleksey Grigorievich Orlov , 1737–1808) the coup that brought Catherine to power
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Oleg Orlov, co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation Memorial, who was sentenced to jail in Russia for his anti-war and anti-government statements, held a banner that read: "Victory for Ukraine, Defeat for Putin, Freedom for Russia."

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Orlov now lives in Germany in enforced exile after he was released in a prisoner swap in August.

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Bello’s game attracted attention, and eventually it reached Rita Orlov, whose Bay Area company, PostCurious, would go on to publish the title.

“When I played it, I was most enamored with the range of emotions I felt while experiencing the narrative — it made me laugh, it made me feel sadness and empathy, and it really made me care for the main character, all of which feels like a rarity in tabletop games,” Orlov says.

Yet it was in Russia, not Britain, where Mr Orlov was denounced and prosecuted for an anti-war article he had published.

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