Foreign Affairs
The Message Behind Putin's Smile? 'Be Loyal to the Leader, Everything Else Is Just Bonus or Luxury'
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United Russia is expected to win the Russian parliamentary elections this weekend, continuing a quarter-century of alleged electoral fraud. The Kremlin is cultivating a new elite to strengthen its militarized course, while an invisible army of executors maintains control over Russia in Putin's name.
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