He's mostly right, although I'd correct a few important things: * Putin's approval is now at 86+%, an all-time high, * and it's universal across socio-economi

He's mostly right, although I'd correct a few important things: * Putin's approval is now at 86+%, an all-time high, * and it's universal across socio-economic classes. A lot of young bright facebook-equipped software engineers are Putin's fans. * even a lot of first-generation Russians in US absolutely love Putin, for the sense of belonging to a great empire which he gave them (finally someone stood up to evil America!) * because of the above, any dissenter is basically a pariah Just keep that in mind.