Are Russia's Regions In Revolt?

Janusz Bugajski, The Hill: Russia's regions are in revolt

While Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrates 20 years in the Kremlin and poses as a powerful world leader, his Russian Federation is showing increasing signs of fracture. Although a Ukraine-type revolution in Moscow to overthrow a corrupt authoritarian regime seems unlikely, a revolt of Russia’s diverse regions against a despised central government is gathering momentum.

Winston Churchill’s memorable insight about Russia at the outset of World War II – that its actions were “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma" – needs updating. Putin’s Russia is a declining state, camouflaged in external aggression to disguise its internal fragility.

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WNU Editor: For as long as I can remember Russia's diverse regions have always been unhappy with Moscow. They love their independence, and in places like the Far East they like to handle local issues with local solutions. But they are not in revolt, and I certainly do not see the momentum that the above commentator believes in. And as for the economy, the stagnation that the above author believes is happening is certainly not supported by the facts .... Russia's Economy Is Booming (December 27, 2019).