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Putin is, if nothing else, a practical man. He has to have noticed how well the Chinese have done in the years since the fall of the USSR. Like, if there's a model that works in the 21st century, that's the one.
When there was still some hope of rapprochement with the West I guess I could see why he didn't want to go full Socialism with Russian Characteristics but why wouldn't you do it now? Will we see Dengist-Putinist thought in our time?
Very much doubt it. Russia may be a part of an anti western hegemonic movement, but it is itself a deeply extractive reactionary oligarchy.
I don’t see Russia pressing the communist button any time soon and not without a big fight.
I'm mostly just trying to lathe something good into the world for once
God speed
there is a fair amount of state purchasing of private industry going on and Russian workers are, relative to the 1990s and also to Europeans in manufacturing losing their jobs right now, doing fairly well for themselves. this doesn't, of course, mean that any socialism is happening but it is two interesting trends.
my personal prediction for the next few decades of Russian history is something along the lines of: