> So who do you think would replace Putin who is at 80% approval in Russia? <
Who can say if that number is correct? Polls are easily twisted and turned.
> Will it be someone even more hardline? <
Excellent question. Tsar Nicholas II was an incompetent autocrat. The army deserted him, and he was deposed. Then came Lenin. Then came Stalin.
Pretty poor trade-off all the way around.
Excellent question. Tsar Nicholas II was an incompetent autocrat. The army deserted him, and he was deposed. Then came Lenin. Then came Stalin.
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In this case, Putin sent his army away to Ukraine and has nothing left. What follows - if Prig, it will be worse.