Political insect. Why Putin's "Multipeda" is a myth
Putin is still often perceived as if not a Thanos super -thus, but at least like a competent thief who skills policies. And which controls everything and whose orders are executed by the whole Russian vertical. No. This is not. Putin is a political insect who was lucky because of circumstances to lead a country with a huge potential that he has managed as long as . . . B. There is no point in molding a talented politician or a competent informed person.
If he were competently informed, he would never have started the war he started. Putin's difference from most dictators - he did not win any competitive elections or did not come to power through a military rebellion or revolution. He came to power as a comfortable and understood figure. As a cool (from a professional point of view) political technological project.
It was not difficult to use the reform product of the 90s and the early 00's (the author of which was not he), as well as a frantic rise in resources prices. And Putin used. He worked on truly talented people who made an agreement with their own conscience. He built a media, political system and perverted economy. Which became the beneficiaries of the regime and gave a rather mediocre person the opportunity of Russia. In addition, Putin was frankly happy. Yes, this happens.
Yes, Putin's multi -passage is a myth. And we are dealing with an adventurer, not a brilliant politician. And the fart of adventurers eventually passes. Yes, Russia had the opportunity to build something grand. But Vladimir Putin has chosen chauvinism, a resaity, unique in scale corruption and dictatorship as a small and pathetic creature. And he built such Russia. Russia, which truth has surpassed the worst samples of itself.
Such dictarals are characterized by negative selection - and eventually those who proved loyalty to him in person remained around him. But the problem is that the power of such a king (and Russia does not know any other form of government) is a shadow on the wall. She is, as long as everyone believes in her strength. For the country and for the world as well. Yes, I am sincerely convinced that Putin is the most successful political technological project in recent history.
Such a true mediocrity of the KGB colonel does not correspond to the image of the global leader who was created by him. And how long this image has been staying - an indicator of favorable circumstances and quality of the project. And for the last 16 months, the putty has first fallen away. Then the fragments of the wall began to crunch. And after Prigogine's rebellion - the process became irreversible. Yes, Putin's only chance to keep his face drown. Everything else is a tuft.
And when our allies now say that they will give cassette ammunition when Erdogan releases Azov (that is, Putin is a strong reputational blow in the context of negotiations on a grain agreement), signs an agreement on production of UAVs in Ukraine when Russia is constantly starting to launch. that the shadow became short. The illusion that Putin has created for the world falls rapidly. The king is almost naked. Of course, this does not make our business easy. Russia is still a country with potential.