In the years preceding the collapse of the USSR, circa 1987, 98% of the population supported the Communist Party. When there is no freedom of speech votes aren&#x27;t predictive or indicative of anything at all other than the amount of propaganda.<p>There is no freedom of speech in Russia today, in fact it&#x27;s been deteriorating year by year. So no, the pro-Putin votes you have today will evaporate in a (historical) instant just like they did then, in the 1980s.