Russia's Logic of Long Rule: Continuity, Statecraft and the Illusion of Regime Change

 To understand Russia you have to understand its history...it is more than just about 'Putin'...

'Western misunderstandings of Russia persist because they rest on the false premise that all political systems aspire to mimic Western liberal democracy. Russia’s political model is not a deviation from an imagined global norm. It is the product of its geography, history, civilization and strategic culture. Putin’s twenty-five years in power reflect not the idiosyncrasies of one man, but the structural necessities of a civilizational state that thinks in centuries, not electoral cycles. When he eventually leaves the political stage, Russia will continue along its historical trajectory, guided by the same imperatives of stability, continuity and strategic patience that have shaped it since the age of Ivan III. In this sense, the West does not misunderstand Putin. It misunderstands Russia.'





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