"Like the Soviet regime before it, the Putin government spreads fear by destroying the illusion that one can protect oneself."
— Vladimir Putin

January 1, 1970

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ConservativesPresidents of RussiaPeople from St. PetersburgEastern Orthodox ChristiansPrime Ministers of Russia
Original Language: English

Sources

Masha Gessen, "Putin's Russia: Don't Walk, Don't Eat, and Don't Drink" (28 May 2015), The New Yorker.