A dead Prigozhin won’t stop tales of a weak Putin
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The year the strongmen stumbled
7 mins | Dec 30, 2022
Why does authoritarian rule so often end in disaster? Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is an almost textbook demonstration of strongman rule. Gideon Rachman explains how decades in power lend themselves to megalomania and, eventually, a downfall.
