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Since he first fell foul of the authorities, the country has been transformed into a dictatorship of terror
Unrest in the north Caucasus follows the stoking of an anti-western, anti-imperialist mood at home
Putin faces a choice between protecting or purging an elite widely suspected by the public of corruption and betrayal
The attack on Ukraine has revealed faultlines in many Russians’ attitudes towards the former USSR
The act of invasion itself is seen as a victory: it will be as difficult for the Russian president to lose this war as to win it
Once regarded as a sophisticated elite, foreign ministry officials now use extreme language to prove loyalty to the Kremlin
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