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> There is almost no chance that Putin will pull off a Grozny that would have no support of the Russian population or the troops Honest question because I don'
by khazhoux 5y ago
> There is almost no chance that Putin will pull off a Grozny that would have no support of the Russian population or the troops
Honest question because I don't know: Does Putin listen at all to public opinion, or to the sentiment of his military.
- oblio 5y agoNot really, but no man is an island and no one rules alone.
- TMWNN 5y agoUnclear regarding Putin. Stalin was probably the most powerful man on Earth during his lifetime, but even he didn't always get his way in the Politburo. Sometimes Stalin was on the losing side of a debate. But win or lose, the Soviet leadership emphasized speaking with a unified voice regardless of whether one had supported or opposed the outcome. Is there a Politburo for Putin? Is there a group of people around him who can influence him and, sometimes, change his mind?
- oblio 5y agoWe don't know exactly, but there has to be a head of police, one of secret services, one for the military. All those people need to be trusted up to a point.