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by tamada » June 28, 2022, 7:35 am
It's taken Putin over twenty years to get Russia where it is now. In the unlikely event of his unnatural demise, there's plenty geriatric heirs apparent can step in short-term to carry on the Russian dream.
Far more worrying though, there's Dmitriy Medvedev who's only 57 and has been Vlad's tag-team partner for most of the latter's climb to the top. Despite the debate on whether he resigned or was sacked as PM by Putin back in 2020, since Ukraine kicked off, he's been making all the right noises that keeps him in the Kremlin fold.
As for "a glimmer of hope with Russia's next generation being a little more educated", I think that must lie in the Russian diaspora, those that live and work outside Russia. The state-controlled internal media and the Russian Orthodox Church have enabled Putin to strangle any hint of opposition. When Alexei Navalny returned after the poisoning attempt and was incarcerated, it was job done as far as stifling home-grown dissent.
'Don't waste your words on people who deserve your silence'
~Reinhold Messner~
'You don't have to be afraid of everything you don't understand'
~Louise Perica~