2016

But there's nothing surprising about that; it's quite obvious. To put it briefly, in terms of the structure of the political system, the CIS countries are only more advanced in that corruption, in the literal sense of the word, has taken a backseat. However, its main part has simply changed its name and become the foundation of modern European society. Even further – in America, for example, patriotic ideas are much stronger; you only need to familiarize yourself with their culture to see this, which then forms the basis of the state ideology. This also allows for changing presidents and holding generally fair elections because the main line of the country's policy still remains unchanged. In Europe, the methods are somewhat different, but also quite effective. In the CIS, it's a bit more complicated because the standard of living and the overall economic development of the local countries do not allow for exerting any financial pressure on the population (you can't fall any lower), which is why corruption (and the imposition of patriotism) takes on a more crude form; which, however, is still a very effective method of propaganda.
In general, these are all obvious things; I would even say facts that do not require any shocking proof: in modern society, only such methods can preserve at least some semblance of statehood. It is already quite clear that democracy as a political system has reached its limit and has become too closely intertwined with capitalism, and no new adequate ways for the development of political and economic structures have yet been invented, unfortunately.