Much of the Russian opposition is deceiving itself that Putin will eventually be ousted and Russia will be transformed in the directions its members want; but the reality is that darkness has descended over Russia and that ousting Putin will not achieve what they predict but will require decades of hard work, Dimitry Savvin says.
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Riot police detain a man during a protest against a court ruling ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for nearly three years, in downtown Moscow early on Feb. 3, 2021.
