Vladimir Putin has destroyed his liberal-democratic opposition led by Alexei Navalny and the late Boris Nemtsov through repression. The March 2018 election reveals that danger to the Putin regime comes from a communist left reconstituted along European lines. This takeaway from March 18 has been overlooked by foreign observers.
The world press has trumpeted Vladimir Putin’s “landslide” electoral victory. His March 18 re-election, they say, puts him on track to match Stalin’s record of continuous rule.
