Russia's New 'Conservative' Ideology To Counter Liberalism

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Given the state of the USA these days, it is fashionable to prognosticate on the coming fall of America.

But another shoe will drop at some point, and that will be in Russia.

Putin's greatest failure as a leader is his inability to craft a durable system of political leadership in Russia that doesn't depend on someone dying or getting killed.  He used to, as an empty gesture, 'swap out' roles with Medvedev, but I don't think that is happening anymore.

Guessing here, but probably a consequence of the relationships among the oligarchs.  Vlad has to sit in a position where the direct levers of power are most easily accessed, else he may find himself 'Stalinized' and given a grand state funeral.

The dropping shoe is what happens after Putin dies.  Will Russia peacefully find a new leader, or will it be an oligarch mud wrestling contest ?  Where will the loyalties of the Russian Army be once Putin is gone?  Will they all follow a new leader or will there be contending groups of them struggling for supremacy?

This is his failure.  He is fixated on turning the clock back-- so much, in fact, that in the end it spells yet another period of political chaos for Russia.

Cheers