Fear is the new normal in Russian politics

Prigozhin's plane crash and the arrest of Igor Girkin paint a picture of a new reality in Russian politics, where ideology is forbidden, and only fear remains. It is a next step on the ladder of repression.

This video is a bit more rough than usual. As you can tell from the video, I was a but under the weather. So no animations or bullet lists this time. I hope the message is clear enough anyways.

0:00 Intro
0:38 End of Wagner mutiny
1:47 Putin's revenge
2:07 The normal playbook for cover-ups
3:05 Russian media coverage this time
4:18 Putin's message
5:10 Girkin in prison
5:52 Opposition in Russia
8:27 The end of ideology
10:09 Fear as the new ideology