No. Because the country doesn't belong to him, alone.
And, he can only do so much when faced with a federal government armed to the teeth and bent on preserving itself at the expense of all other considerations. Perhaps the two lessons that needed to be experienced in order to be learned is:
government is not our friend; it's a self-serving leviathan.
Russians understand that Putin's authoritarianism serves the purpose of preventing the resurgence of the communist beast.
No. Because the country doesn't belong to him, alone. And, he can only do so much when faced with a federal government armed to the teeth and bent on preserving itself at the expense of all other considerations. Perhaps the two lessons that needed to be experienced in order to be learned is:
government is not our friend; it's a self-serving leviathan.
Russians understand that Putin's authoritarianism serves the purpose of preventing the resurgence of the communist beast.