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The State of Russia's Decline
19:49 - 26:42 (06:52)
Russian state apparatus is becoming disillusioned as the government fails to invest in the country's future, nor its infrastructure or diversify its economy, while being a hotbed of corruption amongst the presidential inner circle.
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The failure to invest in the future and corruption of a narrow group around the president has led to disillusionment among the state apparatus and the mass population of Russia, resulting in mass protests in urban areas.
19:49 - 22:58 (03:09)
Russia
Summary
The failure to invest in the future and corruption of a narrow group around the president has led to disillusionment among the state apparatus and the mass population of Russia, resulting in mass protests in urban areas. Russia's slowing economy and declining human capital and infrastructure add to the disillusionment of the populace.
ChapterThe State of Russia's Decline
EpisodeStephen Kotkin: Stalin, Putin, and the Nature of Power
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker discusses the deeply ingrained corruption in Russian state officials and how Putin's methods to combat it may have created even bigger problems in the long run.
22:58 - 26:42 (03:43)
Corruption in Russia
Summary
The speaker discusses the deeply ingrained corruption in Russian state officials and how Putin's methods to combat it may have created even bigger problems in the long run.