Putin is following Stalin's path: Russia is back in the Soviet future. According to a study, Putin rules more repressively than any Kremlin leader since Joseph Stalin.

The West should also draw conclusions from this clear finding, says author Adrian Karatnycky. This article is available for the first time in German - it was first published by Foreign Policy magazine on March 24, 2024, and is available to read in its entirety here: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/foreign-policy-magazine/ 2024/03/2424/adrian-karatnycke.html.