Unlike Stalin, Putin isn’t Compensating for Repression with Victories, Gallyamov Says

Paul Goble Staunton, Aug. 20 – Many observers are suggesting that Russians will accept Putin repressions for a long time to come because they accepted Stalin’s a century ago, but those who do are missing an essential point, Abbas Gallyamov says; and it is this: Unlike Stalin, Putin isn’t compensating for his repressions with victories. According to the former Putin speechwriter turned Putin…