Vladimir Putin is in thrall to a distinctive brand of Russian fascism
That is why his country is such a threat to Ukraine, the West and his own people
What matters most in Moscow these days is what is missing. Nobody speaks openly of the war in Ukraine. The word is banned and talk is dangerous. The only trace of the fighting going on 1,000km to the south is advertising hoardings covered with portraits of heroic soldiers. And yet Russia is in the midst of a war.
In the same way, Moscow has no torch processions. Displays of the half-swastika “z”
sign, representing support for the war, are rare. Stormtroopers do not
stage pogroms. Vladimir Putin, Russia’s ageing dictator, does not rally
crowds of ecstatic youth or call for mass mobilisation. And yet Russia
is in the grip of fascism. - more
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