Replace Russia with North Korea and ask the same question. Autocrats can hold power for a very long time with the asymmetric tools of oppression and control we

Replace Russia with North Korea and ask the same question. Autocrats can hold power for a very long time with the asymmetric tools of oppression and control we have that are only getting more advanced with each passing version upgrade. And the more we cut a country and its people off from the rest of the world, the easier it is for the autocrat to maintain control.