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"We Going Nowhere": Russia Risks Becoming 'Hermit Kingdom'. Kim Jong Un Paradox - The Russian Dude
The end of each authoritarian rule, sooner or later, is more or less the same. Is Russia on the brink of becoming a 'hermit kingdom'? Will Putin follow the Kim Jong Un's Paradox? Is there a possibility that Russia will become an isolated state or does Putin really need the West to continue Russia's existence?