“Putin is trying to restore pride in his country. If he is more authoritarian, it is because traditionally, that is what the Russian people have wanted AND needed.”
I’ve always known that, but have had a hard time understanding it. I used to think that all people are basically the same, but I learn more each day. It is hard to understand how the former Soviets can look back and yearn for the days of Stalin?
Not Stalin, so much as a strong central authority.