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On December 25, Russia’s parliamentary elections and Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party plaster Moscow PosterThe They displayed a map that depicts the national flag, a bear, slogan “a powerful Russia” and a map depicting 5 images from Russia’s history – one, for the country’s population every million in the country.
This week, on the 25th anniversary of Putin’s first President Joy, no one can say that they were not predetermined. The map has been called for A version of history Former KGB agent is close to the heart of the agent: Russia is strong when the state is strong; It is a Messianic great power with unique qualities; And the prerequisite for greatness is to keep Russia behind its leader, domestic opponents and catastrophic foreigners must be neutral.
Alexander Nevsky, a medieval fighter prince now celebrated in state-sponsored Historical Tihasik theme park Western invaders all over the country to prevent. They showed Peter the Great, he expanded the borders of Russia and strengthened the state. They even showed Joseph Stalin – not Russian, not Russian, the Georgian oppressor is honored to destroy the oppressors and to ensure that the Soviet Union has been honored abroad and honored abroad.
Putin has not yet achieved its basic battle goal in Ukraine – Ukrainian independence decreases to a cepher and deprives a Ukrainian identity than Russia. Courtesy Donald TrumpHe can do that. However, we should also consider what it means for the Russian people and they have now been denied for independence and enjoyed only for centuries with short enthusiasm.
If Putin produces a result of Ukraine’s victory in the United States, it will deal with the Russians who are less political suppression and low militaryization environment in public life. Only a minority WarThe Many more supports it and others are still lowered their heads to avoid disturbance with the authorities. But everyone knows that Putin will explain a victory in Ukraine as his authoritarian rule.
Putin can even remember Great comment on the autocracy: “No other form of government is not only harmful, it will not be destructive for Russia.” However, the eighteenth -century Emperor Putin’s beloved historical is not among the Tihasik personalities. He contacted the French philosopher Volta. Chat with Putin MoneyThe
Damn under Putin is not at the level of Stalin’s dictatorship, but millions of labor camps. Independent Russian and Western experts Assumption Contains at least 1,500 political prisoners. However every Galina Starovoitova, Boris Nematv and Alexei NavaloniThere are numerous less knownly known Russians who paid their lives to oppose Putin.
The old and young people all fall into Putin’s net. This month, a military court Decide Alexander Skobov (67 67 years of age in the highest security prison to criticize Ukraine attacks. Has lost an application Unlike five years imprisonment.
A mix of disagreement with the feeling of Putin’s Imperial Mission in Ukraine. JDBIGNEW Brajzinsky, former US National Protection Advisor, Once Observation: “Without Ukraine, Russia is closed as an empire, but Russia automatically becomes an empire with Ukraine and then subordinate.” It was a valuable insight, but the effects for internal conditions are even deeper.
In order to achieve glory, Russia’s empire makers have deemed the society to subdue society in this state and to hound non -corones as a threat to the national unity ki. It was true Ivan is awesomeA terrifying jar who conquered Kazan and Astrakhan’s food, paved the way for Russian expansion towards the Caspian Sea and Siberia. Four centuries later, while imitating the dictatorship of Stalin Ivan, he created a de facto empire in Eastern Europe, whom he had lots AdmiredThe
Now the same pattern is being revealed in Putin Russia. In his view, generosity at home – such as Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin – disadvantaged the empire and the world’s Moscow position was degraded. In contrast, domestic suppression gives him a free hand to acquire skill over Ukraine and even gives a recovery field of effect Eastern EuropeThe
Victory in the battle will delay the next twist RhymeAccording to which suppressing and at least partial freedom ASONS follow each other as you change. Vladimir Lenin’s red terror was guided by the new economic policy. Then Stalin came, and after him Nikita was melted under Krushchev. The conditions were tightened under Leonid Brezenov and his successors, but Gorbachev and Yeltsin changed them. Now we have Putin.
Is it assumed that the next Kremlin leader will form part of this pattern, generous at home while following the foreign policy of low bealikose? Most of all, the answer depends on the outcome of the war. If Putin’s successor is inherited to control Ukraine with a wide area of influence in Europe and wants to keep it that way, the turn of the cycle towards domestic reform may be more delayed. The lesson of Russia’s past and Putin’s rule is an empire mentality to do with the independence of the Russian people.
