TJ Baker
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They’re following the Russian playbook.
There is a playbook here they appear to be following:
1) Break apart the government.
2) Crash the economy.
3) Sell government assets and bankrupt companies to billionaires for cheap.
4) Cement power for oligarchs and fascists.
But we the people will not allow this—we will resist, and we will win.
1) Break apart the government.
2) Crash the economy.
3) Sell government assets and bankrupt companies to billionaires for cheap.
4) Cement power for oligarchs and fascists.
But we the people will not allow this—we will resist, and we will win.
How 'shock therapy' created Russian oligarchs and paved the path for Putin
In the 1990s, reformers adopted a radical economic program in Russia. It devastated ordinary Russians and created a new class of oligarchs. And it explains the rise of Putin and the leader he is today
www.npr.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
They’re following the Russian playbook.