Rebecca Tinsley and Yulia Andreeva-FreimonIn Russia’s upcoming elections, Vladimir Putin could teach Donald Trump a thing or two about building walls and manipulating fear of foreigners.
Since resuming his presidency in 2012, Vladimir Putin has created a siege mentality more potent than any physical wall. As Russia heads to the polls on September 18th, his short-term aim is to prevent a repeat of the protests surrounding 2011’s parliamentary election. But in the long term, Putin wants a country where citizens and media are passive, fearful and disempowered. His obliging Duma has legislated to undermine civic society through curbs on non-government organizations …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
