PUTIN'S THEATER - Zoltán Bíró, Russia Expert, Historian /// Friderikusz Podcast 92. 

In Russia, presidential elections were held last weekend, resulting in Vladimir Putin being re-elected as president once again. The outcome of the election, with 87% of the vote, was hardly in doubt, as Putin, not facing any genuine opposition candidate and aided by manipulative means, controlled the media and prevented independent observers from monitoring the voting process. The Kremlin leader went to great lengths to secure his fifth term, not only to demonstrate that the Russian people stand behind him but also to show support for the war against Ukraine. Totalitarian control has virtually resurfaced in Russia, leaving little room for dissent and political rivalry.
To discuss these matters, we invited historian and Russia expert Zoltán Sz.Bíró to the studio of the Friderikusz Podcast. However, we could not avoid asking the question: how might the war escalate further in Putin's new era, and more broadly, where is the world heading, and what role does Putin envision for the Russian Empire in an increasingly chaotic world?
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