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Does Putin Have to Die?: The Story of How Russia Becomes a Democracy after Losing to Ukraine
The Story of How Russia Becomes a Democracy after Losing to Ukraine.
To understand the significance of this book, Does Putin Have to Die? , you must first understand the significance of the Opposing Putin is a risky proposition; for instance, a fellow Russian Parliament member turned dissident, Denis Voronenkov, was on his way to see Ponomarev when he was shot and killed in March 2017 by Russian intelligence.
Ponomarev has lived in Kyiv since 2016. As a result of Voronenkov’s murder, he now receives personal protection by the Ukrainian Security Service. And as he said in a recent television interview, “ I keep a machine gun by the door .”
But if you ask Ponomarev why he joined Ukraine’s armed territorial defense forces, he will
"I’m not fighting against Russia, I'm fighting against Putin and Putinism and Russian fascism.”
In this book, Ponomarev offers his plan for how the Russian people can purge their country of Putin, Putinism, and dictatorship, and turn it into a democracy.
To understand the significance of this book, Does Putin Have to Die? , you must first understand the significance of the Opposing Putin is a risky proposition; for instance, a fellow Russian Parliament member turned dissident, Denis Voronenkov, was on his way to see Ponomarev when he was shot and killed in March 2017 by Russian intelligence.
Ponomarev has lived in Kyiv since 2016. As a result of Voronenkov’s murder, he now receives personal protection by the Ukrainian Security Service. And as he said in a recent television interview, “ I keep a machine gun by the door .”
But if you ask Ponomarev why he joined Ukraine’s armed territorial defense forces, he will
"I’m not fighting against Russia, I'm fighting against Putin and Putinism and Russian fascism.”
In this book, Ponomarev offers his plan for how the Russian people can purge their country of Putin, Putinism, and dictatorship, and turn it into a democracy.
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288 pages, Hardcover
Published November 15, 2022
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March 13, 2026
So, should Putin Die?"
"Yes, and then make me supreme revolutionary leader of Russia," says Ponomarev.
Also: "We'll have tons off support from around the world, but this isn't one of those regime change ops."
And: "After the revolution, we'll build apps and computer systems for direct digital democracy, open to the world and the West, retreat from Ukraine and Crimea, punish the criminals of the old regime, and sentence Putin to death."
"Let Freedom Ring!"
Its a sympathetic take. Helps me understand the Russian expats the neocons adore.
"Yes, and then make me supreme revolutionary leader of Russia," says Ponomarev.
Also: "We'll have tons off support from around the world, but this isn't one of those regime change ops."
And: "After the revolution, we'll build apps and computer systems for direct digital democracy, open to the world and the West, retreat from Ukraine and Crimea, punish the criminals of the old regime, and sentence Putin to death."
"Let Freedom Ring!"
Its a sympathetic take. Helps me understand the Russian expats the neocons adore.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 25, 2023
This is an abridged version of a 600 paged book in Russian by the author (Not sure if 600 page books appeal to the average Russian). It is more nuanced than what the title would make it expect. It's also nuanced in not blindly cheerleading everything that is Western.
It talks a lot about the tech savvy new class who will be at the forefront of the new Russia.
It talks a lot about the tech savvy new class who will be at the forefront of the new Russia.
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