Tag: Putin’s authoritarianism

Several authors argue that either Putin’s Russia is already a fascist state or Putin is building one. Some of the most recent articles arguing along this line can be found here: Alexander J. Motyl: Is Vladimir Putin a Fascist? Rob Garver: Putin Isn’t Reviving the USSR, He’s Creating a Fascist State Here I post a […]

Staunton, July 25 – Vladimir Putin’s increasing authoritarianism has sparked a new round of suggestions in Russia and elsewhere that “Russians are organically incapable of democracy and European values.” But such views ignore the history of the Novgorod Republic which, until Moscow occupied it, was among the most democratic parts of Europe for four centuries. […]