🗳️Manipulation of the vote and electronic voting is a new element in the Russian presidential election.
👍Putin's approval ratings may be high, but his trust ratings are lower.
💼The election reflects the cultivation of a new elite and the slide into a shabby police state in Russia.
🇷🇺Putin has been in power in Russia for 24 years and has become an icon of the country.
💡The election is a symptom of the deeper processes taking place in Russia.