Putin's Russia is a mess. The Ukraine invasion is just the latest evidence of a decaying nation.
It seems that the corruption pervading Russian society has infected its military, leading to the erosion of standards and morale. This kind of decay is commonplace in authoritarian states where loyalty is valued over initiative and any kind of dissension is discouraged. It fosters a culture of mediocrity among warfighters.Russia’s economy performed well during the early years of Putin’s rule as it recovered from the collapse of the Soviet Union. More recently it has faltered badly.
Russia’s population is shrinking in part due to a fertility rate of 1.8 children per woman, well below the level of 2.1 required to stabilize the population. While many European countries have lower fertility rates, they typically are more developed than Russia is. Like the U.S., Russia had been benefiting from immigration to maintain its population levels, but that has fallen off due to a lack of economic opportunities.Vladimir Putin is a man of the past.
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