Putin isn’t trying to win an election. He’s trying to freeze time

The democratic ritual of a centralized autocracy is playing out once again across Russia. Millions of citizens are heading to the polls. To an outside observer, the scenes look entirely familiar. Campaign posters line the city streets. Heavily produced television debates are broadcast into living rooms. Long lines of citizens wait to cast their paper […]

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