[blitz128]

Stalin was very paranoid and his purges were deeply damaging to the Soviet military in particular, but give Putin time his paranoia and savagery grows everyday

[Mark17]

but give Putin time his paranoia and savagery grows everyday.

I am sure that is true. You know I have always wondered. Was life under the communists, that much worse than life under the Czars?

[MinorityRepublican]

give Putin time his paranoia and savagery grows everyday

First 10 years, Putin appeared to be rational.

He started to become more paranoid after the Russians seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. But it wasn't really "next level" until 2022. As an American, it was probably safe enough for me to visit Russia before 2022.

Today? Forget it.