Emasculating the elected presidency, which is Russia’s sole source of political legitimacy, would pave the way to chaos. The habit of changing the rules to keep power would persist after the strongman eventually leaves the scene, but the superficial stability of his rule would not.
架空选举产生的总统这个俄罗斯政治合法性的主要来源，将无可避免地导向混乱。改变规则以保持权力的习惯在强人最终离开舞台后将会依然保留下去，但是在他统治下的外表的稳定性却不再会得到保留。