https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/04/09/commentary/world-commentary/soviet-era-oppression/
Putin’s paranoia deviates from its Soviet roots
A vehicle carrying The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, detained on suspicion of espionage, drives away from a court building in Moscow, Russia March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina