#The_Guardian #Rafael_Behr #putin

Behr is right to denounce dictator #Putin & his attempt to turn #Russia into a version of #North_Korea. It is a clear risk.

But Russia is not North Korea. Russians live in C21st not 1950s-fossilised culture. #Putin cannot control #Russia like the #Kim dynasty.

Russians can grasp global reality so, despite nationalist propaganda, they will increasingly reject Putinism as casualties of war increase. You can lie about sanctions but not sons in body-bags.