I believe this as well, but it's not always cut and dry. To take down a government requires organization and cooperation amongst entities. Some regimes, like No

I believe this as well, but it's not always cut and dry. To take down a government requires organization and cooperation amongst entities. Some regimes, like North Korea, effectively make cooperation and organization impossible. They snuff out the revolution before it ever starts. If there is ever going to be a Russian opposition to Putin that is actually strong enough to take him down, it will likely start in a different country.