Russia is an authoritarian state and its “elections” function as carefully choreographed propaganda to slap a veneer of legitimacy on Putin’s despotism

Russia is an authoritarian state and its “elections” function as carefully choreographed propaganda to slap a veneer of legitimacy on Putin’s despotism. https://t.co/2sRVTLuP8w

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) July 5, 2020