Examples Of The Weakest Pillar

I happen to agree with you about the "weakest pillar" question. It seemed to me that the focus of Gerschewski was to point out that each pillar plays an important and relevant role within the stabilization of autocratic regimes. When it comes to Putin's control, it seemed in my opinion that each pillar was in play. The first pillar refers to legitimation, in which the elite attempts to gain support from the public. This was done before Putin had even become the president. Putin was heavily involved in politics and was able to gain popularity quite quickly. Even when his approval ratings began to plummet, Putin was able to raise those ratings back up using a similar technique. When gaining popularity, Putin had done so through the invasion of