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> I mean, it seems like Putin wants to go back straight to Soviet era. There were many different soviet eras, each with their own problems and strengths. Putin
by duaneb 12y ago
> I mean, it seems like Putin wants to go back straight to Soviet era.
There were many different soviet eras, each with their own problems and strengths. Putin's doing his own thing. Just because he's becoming more authoritarian doesn't mean he's becoming Soviet.
- razster 12y agoI see him as more of a puppet to be honest, though I'm more than likely wrong, still it seems like he is just a puppet.
- raquo 12y agoHe controls all law enforcement and mass media, restricts freedom of speech, prosecutes political competition, enables corruption and connections-with-benefits, and has everyone eat this crap because patriotism. I struggle to recall a soviet era without these traits.