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Rename?

I suggest to rename this page to Alleged doubles of Vladimir Putin. The reason: only a few sources describe this subject as a "conspiracy theory", and some of them are not so good (e.g. [1]) or denials by Peskov. Rather, this is a well sourced and notable allegation. Some sources say he has body double [2], which would be nothing unusual or surprising in history [3], others say that he does not. My very best wishes (talk) 17:53, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So, I moved it and edited a little. I doubt that postings like this in Russian qualify as RS, even though I now found names of authors (I have no idea who they are). Hence I excluded it for now. My very best wishes (talk) 00:04, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@My very best wishes, first of all, not "few", but "many." The source you provided is reliable. This is a website duplicate of the Signal, e-mail newsletter, which is published by well-known Russian-language news website Meduza. Roman Krukovsky (talk) 12:50, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No credible evidence?

The analysis section lists a total of one high-quality scientific study, the Japanese one. This scientific study strongly supports there being at least one body double. The evidence against are media opinion pieces and official statements by Russian officials, i.e. they have little or no credibility. Why then label this a conspiracy theory with no credible evidence supporting it? Shenordak (talk) 11:34, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Body doubles are not runnings the country

The portion that supposes “body doubles” are now running the country in Putin’s stead is ridiculous/laughable. Needs to be changed to the Kremlin is running the country through these purported body doubles. 172.59.113.96 (talk) 06:10, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]