Absolutely. He did it so smoothly that the West kept thinking he was with them and despite growing evidence something else was happening they were so desperate for it not to be true they continued to trust him right up to the point he was ready to show his true self.
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Putin’s Authoritarian Playbook open.substack.com/pub/zygaro/p...
Key points are that there was no single turning point moment where Putin seized control.
He just continually broke conventions and rules, a little each day, so no one thing felt like a revolution.
Eventually Putin became the state
Key points are that there was no single turning point moment where Putin seized control.
He just continually broke conventions and rules, a little each day, so no one thing felt like a revolution.
Eventually Putin became the state
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