What to expect in 2015 Ukraine will consolidate its democratic institutions, while Vladimir Putin’s Russia will consolidate its fascist regime. Although Ukrainians will complain more than Russians, their country will actually be getting stronger, while the hyper-centralized state structure centered on Putin’s cult of the macho personality gets weaker. Democratically ruled peoples whine publicly; dictatorially ruled peoples whine privately. The fact that 80-plus percent of Russians are likely to continue to support Putin won’t mean that 80-plus percent are happy with life in Putin’s crumbling realm. worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/alexander-j-motyl/what-expect-russia-ukraine-2015
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 07:51:22 +0000
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