Eighty percent poll ratings, almost four years to go before the next elections, and the chance to stay until 2024—what’s not to like for Putin? The outside world, and the majority of Russians, suppose that he will stay that long, if not longer. However, if we were to judge by the actions of Putin and his immediate circle, we would conclude that they have little confidence in the durability of the people’s love for the Russian President.
Russia today is a state in thrall to a distorted narrative. Putin has to stay in control of that narrative. The institutional structures of …read more
Source: The American Interest
