For 20 years, Vladimir Putin has won support from the Russian people because of his efforts to ensure that the country would not ever slip back into the chaos and disorder of the 1990s, but now Russia is doing just that, undermining his support and raising questions about the future, Sergey Shelin says.
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A law enforcement officer stands guard on the deserted Red Square in front of St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower in downtown Moscow on April 22, 2020, during a strict lockdown in Russia to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
