A democratic country, after a political crisis, stands on the brink of a totalitarian threat. A populist is at its doorstep, and its citizens eagerly believe his deceitful speeches and empty promises—claims that under his rule, the nation will reclaim its former greatness. Is this about Trump and America? Or perhaps Germany and Hitler? No, it’s about Russia.
And as I took my first small steps in life, dictatorship grew alongside me. Yet back then, it seemed impossible for something like this to happen here.

Dictators Come