One of the theories is that Putin went mad from the isolation, and he was spending time reading the history of Russia, now he wants to make Russia Great Again.

One of the theories is that Putin went mad from the isolation, and he was spending time reading the history of Russia, now he wants to make Russia Great Again. Your question makes me realize it makes me sound like I'm part of the "It's just a flu, governments are overreacting! Fascists!" crowd, which I'm not. In any case, Putin looked like he was paranoid for his own safety, and he is the Russian government, if he didn't like the isolation he didn't have to do it.