> If skilled intelligent people leave? Good, more loyal and easy to manipulate remain That's true of most dictatorships but actually Putin always kept skilled

> If skilled intelligent people leave? Good, more loyal and easy to manipulate remain That's true of most dictatorships but actually Putin always kept skilled professionals in his entourage (to the chagrin of the nationalistic bunch that despised this policy and those pesky liberals, often Jews). Now obviously this is changing but because of bigger issues. If/when Putin falls, if Russia remains, the people who will govern Russia will probably be the hyper nationalists that are much less intelligent than Putin and will be much worse for the population. Unfortunately this is going to be bad for those living there.