As Marx defined it? (stalemate between bourgeoisie and proletariat, state not fully controlled by either, capitalist property relations intact?) Yeah, that seems like a more accurate description of Russia’s present state.
There is no stalemate between proletariat and bourgeoisie, what are you smoking. Russian proletariat has no political power whatsoever, same as in other capitalist countries. Putin reigned in the oligarchs to some extent purely to end the selling out of Russia to the west, if anything he transformed comprador bourgeoisie into national bourgeoisie. This is a lesser evil compared to continued looting of the country like under Yeltsin, but it does not empower proletariat politically.
As Marx defined it? (stalemate between bourgeoisie and proletariat, state not fully controlled by either, capitalist property relations intact?) Yeah, that seems like a more accurate description of Russia’s present state.
There is no stalemate between proletariat and bourgeoisie, what are you smoking. Russian proletariat has no political power whatsoever, same as in other capitalist countries. Putin reigned in the oligarchs to some extent purely to end the selling out of Russia to the west, if anything he transformed comprador bourgeoisie into national bourgeoisie. This is a lesser evil compared to continued looting of the country like under Yeltsin, but it does not empower proletariat politically.